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Question:
Humans are ________, we cannot produce our own food. We
must eat in order to function.

Answer:
heterotrophs


Question:
_______ is the site of protein synthesis

Answer:
rRNA


Question:
__________ directs the assembly of proteins on the ribosome to
the cytoplasm; performs an active role of protein synthesis

Answer:
mRNA


Question:
_______ consists of lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins; helps
make the lipid bilayer

Answer:
cell membrane


Question:
_________ is used to create energy from the foods that we eat

Answer:
catabolic action


Question:
________ is an example of an energy releasing process

, Answer:
catabolism


Question:
_________ is the site of ATP production, it is responsible for
metabolism of cell energy, and oxidative phosphoproliferation
occurs here

Answer:
mitochondria


Question:
__________ cells contain structures called organelles

Answer:
eukaryotic cells


Question:
The function of a ________ in the eukaryotic cell does is DNA
folding, it does NOT focus on cellular division or movement or
activities

Answer:
histone


Question:
What are the 3 top causes of cellular injury?

Answer:
chemical agents, hypoxia, and mechanical forces


Question:
_________ is characterized by cellular swelling and loss of
membrane integrity secondary to an unexpected insult (like
hypoxia, trauma)

Answer:
necrosis

, Question:
_________ hold cells together by continuous bands

Answer:
desmosomes


Question:
____________ is the movement of a solute molecule from an area of
high concentration to an area of low concentration

Answer:
diffusion


Question:
The function of _________ is that they have pores/transport
channels and enzymes that drive pumps that have cell surface
markers. These 3 things make up a cell.

Answer:
protein


Question:
The normal amount of chromosomes is _____ (if it does not
equal this it means there is a genetic disorder)

Answer:
46


Question:
____________ has caused an excessive rate of programmed cell
death along neuro pathways; it is no longer synchronized,
expected programmed cell death

Answer:
dysregulated apoptosis


Question:
_________ is the most important environmental risk factor for
cancer

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