Cells and Tissues

The four major tissue types are _______, _______, _______, and _______.

• epithelial, muscular, nervous, connective

• bone, blood, ligament, tendon

• anaphase, prophase, metaphase, telophase

• epithelial, lipid, carbohydrate , nucleic acid

A gene segment of DNA contains the blueprint for building one _______.

• carbohydrate

• lipid

• protein

• acid

Cells in a _______ solution will burst (lyse) as water rushes into the cell in an attempt to reach osmotic balance.

• hypertonic

• isotonic

• hypotonic

• osmotic

Movement of solutes through cells from a higher to a lower concentration is called _______.

• homeostasis

• diffusion

• active transport

• osmosis

The job of the Golgi apparatus is to package _______ for export from the cell.

• proteins

• lipids

• nucleic acids

• ATP

The essential nutrient _______ comprises over 60% of any living organism's cells.

• calcium

• hydrogen

• water

• nitrogen

Groups of cells that are similar in structure and function are called _______.

• cells

• tissue

• organ

• organ system

The _______ scattered in the lipid bilayer is/are responsible for most of the specialized functions of the plasma membrane.

• phospholipids

• nucleic acids

• proteins

• cholesterol

The process whereby mRNA is made from the DNA in the nucleus is called _______. The process whereby information on mRNA is "decoded" at the ribosomes in the cytoplasm is called _______.

• induction/ translation

• translation/ transcription

• transcription/ translation

• transcription/ identification

Which of the following cell organelles has/have double membranes and function(s) to supply most of the ATP used by the cell?

• Lysosomes

• Cytoskeleton

• Mitochondria

• Peroxisomes