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| the smallest living thing |
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| waterly medium inside a cell |
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| the structure that separates the contents of a human cell from its surrounding medium |
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| call membranes allow certain molecules to pass, while blocking others |
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| movement of water across a membrane from an area of higher water concentration to an area of lower water concentration is known as .. |
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| the process by which by molecules, such as oxygen, are moved into cells along their concentration gradient directly through the cell membrane is caled .. |
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| the process that occurs when a physical pressure pushes materials through a barrier is called .. |
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| a solution that contains a higher solute concentration than the cytoplasm of a cell is called .. |
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| a solution with a lower-than-normal osmotic pressure is referred to as a(n) |
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| a process that requires ATP energy to move a substance independently of its concentration gradient is called .. |
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| the release of intracellular materials by a vesicle at the cell surface is called .. |
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| the process by which vesicles containing fluid are formed on the surface of a cell for transport into the cell is called .. |
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| cylindrical extensions of the plasma membrane |
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| most of the proteins located in the plasma membrane are produced in the |
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| the folds of the internal membrane within mitochondria |
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| most intracellular vesicles are formed by |
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| synthesis of most ATP takes place in the |
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| protein production is a function of the |
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| the cells RNA is produced in the |
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| if a cell lacked centrioles, it would not be able to .. |
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| examination of a sample of cells reveals large numbers of mitochondria compared to most other cells. Which of the following is likely reason for this? |
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| the control center for gene expression |
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| the coils of DNA and protein found in the cell nucleus are called .. |
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| the coils of DNA and protein found in the cell nucleus are called .. |
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| the nucleus controls the synthesis of which molecules |
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| three base sequences that indicate a specific amino acid on MRNA are called |
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| as each codon binds at the active site of a ribosome, it interacts with another molecule. this molecule is called? |
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| the type of RNA that holds a copy of the genetic information is the . . |
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| the mRNA sequence that is complementary to the sequence UAG on a tRNA is .. |
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| the stage in the cell's life cycle in which the chromosomes are at the opposite poles of the cell and the cellular cleavage is nearly complete is called . . |
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| during the process of mitosis, chromatids separate during . . |
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| the term benign refers to . . |
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| which of the following is a concept of the cell theory? |
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the basic structural units of all plants and animals
the smallest functioning units of life
cells are produced only by division of preexisting cells
the primary function of each cell in the body is to maintains homeostasis |
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