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Most of the cell membrane's specific functions are controlled by:
Proteins
Alcoholic Fermentation is a form of:
Anaerobic Respiration
Phagocytosis is a form of:
Endocytosis
What is a pyruvate?
Pyruvate is an important chemical compound in biochemistry. It is the output of
the metabolism of glucose known as glycolysis. One molecule of glucose breaks
,down into two molecules of pyruvate, which are then used to provide further
energy, in one of two ways.
What are the small spherical bodies within a cell where proteins are assembled
according to genetic instructions?
Ribosomes
What is the structural and functional unit of life?
The cell
What is a prokaryotic cell?
A cell that lacks a true nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
What is a eukaryotic cell?
A cell that contains a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
What is cellular respiration?
,A catabolic pathway for the production of ATP, in which sometimes oxygen is
consumed as a reactant along with an organic fuel. At times, the process proceeds
without oxygen, but this is less efficient.
What is anaerobic respiration?
A form of cellular respiration that does not involve oxygen.
What is aerobic respiration?
Form of cellular respiration which requires oxygen to generate energy.
Name the four types of transport that allow small molecules to move across the
cell membrane:
Diffusion, Osmosis, Active Transport, and Passive Transport.
Prokaryotes often reproduce by:
Binary Fission
What is binary fission?
, A form of asexual reproduction in which the parent divides into two identical
halves.
What is cytokinesis?
The division of cytoplasm into two identical daughter cells, which occurs during
the telophase stage of mitosis.
What is a haploid cell?
A cell that contains one set of chromosomes
What is a diploid cell?
A cell that contains two sets of chromosomes
What is chromatin?
The substance of which eukaryotic chromosomes are composed, consisting of
mostly proteins, DNA, and RNA.
What is a centriole?