Deck 3: Cells

Question 1

Necrosis is an orderly process by which cells intentionally die.​

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Every cell is surrounded by cytoplasm.​

Answer 2

False

Question 3

A neoplasm _____.​

A) ​is always malignant
B) ​is also known as a tumor
C) ​may be benign
D) ​is also known as a tumor or may be benign

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The most important organelle within the cell is the _____.​

A) ​cytoplasm
B) ​nucleus
C) ​golgi apparatus
D) ​mitochondrion

Question 5

All cells reproduce at the same rate.
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Question 6

Umbilical cord blood is rich in stem cells,which can be used to treat disease.​

Question 7

Cancer is the most common cause of death in the United States.​

Question 8

Most of the cell's energy comes from spherical or rod-shaped organelles called mitochondria.​

Question 9

In mitosis,which of the following phases is known as the resting stage?​

A) ​Interphase
B) ​Prophase
C) ​Metaphase
D) ​Anaphase
E) ​Telophase

Question 10

An orderly series of steps in which the DNA in the nucleus of the cell is equally distributed to two daughter nuclei is called _____.​

A) ​meiosis
B) ​osmosis
C) ​mitosis
D) ​scoliosis

Question 11

A solution that has a high solute concentration would be called _____.​

A) ​isotonic
B) ​hypotonic
C) ​hypertonic

Question 12

After age 30,an average of 10% of the reserve ability of organs is lost each year.​

Question 13

Stem cells are primal cells common to all multicellular organisms.​

Question 14

Osmosis is the movement of solutes across a semipermeable membrane.​

Question 15

Which type of stem cell can give rise to any type of cell in the body,except those needed to develop a fetus?​

A) ​Multipotent
B) ​Pluripotent
C) ​Totipotent

Question 16

Adult stem cells are undifferentiated cells found throughout the body that divide to replenish dying cells and regenerate damaged tissue.​

Question 17

The nucleus of a cell is contained with a nuclear membrane,which is impermeable.​

Question 18

Some of the phospholipids of the cell membrane are hydrophilic.What does that mean?​

A) ​They attract water.
B) ​They repel water.
C) ​They alternate between attracting and repelling water.

Question 19

The process whereby molecules spread themselves through a medium is called _____.​

A) ​osmosis
B) ​filtration
C) ​diffusion
D) ​synthesis

Question 20

A structure that digests worn-out cells and bacteria is called a(n)_____.​

A) ​ribosome
B) ​lysosome
C) ​peroxisome
D) ​mitochondrion

Question 21

Match the term with the best descriptor.​
a.​chromatin
b.​chromosomes
c.​phospholipids
d.​cells
e.​nuclear membrane
f.​nucleoplasm
g.​cell membrane
h.​organelles
i.​endoplasmic reticulum
j.cilia
​look like a balloon with tails

Question 22

When cell division does not occur in the usual pattern,a(n)______________________ results.​

Question 23

____________________ and _____________________ are specialized cells.​

Question 24

Filtration is an example of _____.​

A) ​active transport
B) ​passive transport
C) ​phagocytosis
D) ​pinocytosis

Question 25

The process by which malignant tumors spread to other parts of the body is called ____________________.​

Question 26

When a cell increases in size,it is called _____________________.​

Question 27

The number of chromosomes for the human being is _____________________.​

Question 28

Match the term with the best descriptor.​
a.​chromatin
b.​chromosomes
c.​phospholipids
d.​cells
e.​nuclear membrane
f.​nucleoplasm
g.​cell membrane
h.​organelles
i.​endoplasmic reticulum
j.cilia
​clear,semifluid medium that fills the spaces around the chromatin and the nucleoli within the nucleus

Question 29

Match the term with the best descriptor.​
a.​chromatin
b.​chromosomes
c.​phospholipids
d.​cells
e.​nuclear membrane
f.​nucleoplasm
g.​cell membrane
h.​organelles
i.​endoplasmic reticulum
j.cilia
​chromatin condenses to form theses short,rodlike structures

Question 30

Chromosomes store the hereditary material called __________________________.​

Question 31

A(n)____________________ is the basic structural unit of the body.​

Question 32

____________________ is a sticky semifluid material found between the nucleus and the cell membrane.​

Question 33

Match the term with the best descriptor.​
a.​chromatin
b.​chromosomes
c.​phospholipids
d.​cells
e.​nuclear membrane
f.​nucleoplasm
g.​cell membrane
h.​organelles
i.​endoplasmic reticulum
j.cilia
​body is made up of trillions of them that live for a few weeks or months,die,and are replaced

Question 34

The most commonly used classification system for cancer is the ________________________________.​

Question 35

The three common states of matter are ____________________,____________________,and ____________________.​

Question 36

Match the term with the best descriptor.​
a.​chromatin
b.​chromosomes
c.​phospholipids
d.​cells
e.​nuclear membrane
f.​nucleoplasm
g.​cell membrane
h.​organelles
i.​endoplasmic reticulum
j.cilia
​DNA and protein arranged in a loose and diffuse state

Question 37

_____________________ is the diffusion of water or any other solvent molecule through a semipermeable membrane.​

Question 38

Match the term with the best descriptor.​
a.​chromatin
b.​chromosomes
c.​phospholipids
d.​cells
e.​nuclear membrane
f.​nucleoplasm
g.​cell membrane
h.​organelles
i.​endoplasmic reticulum
j.cilia
​another name for nuclear envelope

Question 39

What is it called when a cell has the ability to change into another type of cell?​

A) ​Metaplasia
B) ​Hyperplasia
C) ​Neoplasia
D) ​Atrophy

Question 40

The process of cell division of the gamete is called ____________________.​

Question 41

Match the term with the best descriptor.​
a.​chromatin
b.​chromosomes
c.​phospholipids
d.​cells
e.​nuclear membrane
f.​nucleoplasm
g.​cell membrane
h.​organelles
i.​endoplasmic reticulum
j.cilia
​hairlike protrusions that beat and vibrate

Question 42

Match the term with the best descriptor.​
a.​chromatin
b.​chromosomes
c.​phospholipids
d.​cells
e.​nuclear membrane
f.​nucleoplasm
g.​cell membrane
h.​organelles
i.​endoplasmic reticulum
j.cilia
​crisscrosses the cellular cytoplasm in a fine network of tubular structures

Question 43

Match the term with the best descriptor.​
a.​chromatin
b.​chromosomes
c.​phospholipids
d.​cells
e.​nuclear membrane
f.​nucleoplasm
g.​cell membrane
h.​organelles
i.​endoplasmic reticulum
j.cilia
​embedded in the cytoplasm

Question 44

Match the term with the best descriptor.​
a.​chromatin
b.​chromosomes
c.​phospholipids
d.​cells
e.​nuclear membrane
f.​nucleoplasm
g.​cell membrane
h.​organelles
i.​endoplasmic reticulum
j.cilia
​also called a plasma membrane