WGU C190 BIOLOGY STUDY GUIDE 2026 CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+

WGU C190 BIOLOGY STUDY GUIDE 2026
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+

⩥ Mitochondria.
Answer: Powerhouse of the cell, organelle that is the site of ATP
(energy) production


⩥ Chloroplasts.
Answer: Capture energy from sunlight and use it to produce food for the
cell


⩥ Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER).
Answer: The transportation system of the cell. It moves materials around
the cell


⩥ Golgi apparatus.
Answer: A system of membranes that modifies and packages proteins for
export by the cell


⩥ Vesicles.
Answer: small membrane sacs that specialize in moving products into,
out of, and within a cell

, ⩥ Vacuoles.
Answer: Stores food, water, wastes, and other materials


⩥ Cytoskeleton.
Answer: A network of fibers that holds the cell together, helps the cell to
keep its shape, and aids in movement


⩥ Cell Membrane.
Answer: the boundary that surrounds a cell and controls which
substances can enter or leave the cell


⩥ phospholipid bilayer.
Answer: fabric of the membrane causes the membrane to be
semipermeable


⩥ selectively permeable.
Answer: only certain substances can pass through the membrane


⩥ Photosynthesis.
Answer: Process by which organisms such as plants and algae absorb
light energy and use it to convert carbon dioxide to glucose and oxygen


⩥ Glucose.