NEX Review General Biology Questions
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Cell .- .correct .answer. . . . .Smallest .unit .of .life. .The .basic .unit .of .funtin .and .structure .for .all
.living .things.
Nucleus .- .correct .answer. . . . .Control .center .of .the .cell. .Contains .DNA. .Contains .genetic
.information.
DNA .(deoxyribonucleic .acid) .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .complex .molecule .containing .the
.genetic .information .that .makes .up .the .chromosomes.
Plasma .(or .cell) .membrane .- .correct .answer. . . . .Acts .as .a .barrier .(semipermeable
.membrane) .between .the .inside .and .outside .of .the .cell, .materials .enter .or .exit .through .it.
Interstitial .Fluid .- .correct .answer. . . . .Liquid .found .between .the .cells .of .the .body .that
.provides .much .of .the .liquid .environment .of .the .body. .Contains .acids, .sugars, .fatty .acids,
.hormones, .neurotransmitters, .and .salts.
Selectively .permeable .(semipermeable) .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .property .of .cell .membranes
.that .allows .some .substances .to .pass .through, .while .others .cannot.
Cytoplasm .- .correct .answer. . . . .The .fluid .matrix .found .between .the .plasma .membrane .and
.the .nucleus .that .acts .as .scaffolding .for .the .organelles.
Organelles .- .correct .answer. . . . ."Little .organs," .specialized .units .in .the .cell .that .perform
.certain .functions.
Mitochondria .- .correct .answer. . . . .Powerhouse .of .the .cell, .organelle .that .is .the .site .of .ATP
.(energy) .production.
, ATP .(adenosine .triphosphate) .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .chemical .the .cell .uses .to .store .and
.transfer .energy .within .itself.
Ribosomes .- .correct .answer. . . . .Are .the .sites .of .protein .synthesis .in .the .cell.
Endoplasmic .Reticulum .(ER) .- .correct .answer. . . . .Serves .as .a .main .transport .within .the
.cell .and .is .made .up .of .many .channels. .
Rough .ER .serves .to .store .and .deliver .proteins .made .by .the .attached .ribosomes.
Smooth .ER .is .free .ribosomes .and .is .found .in .a .variety .of .cells, .and .has .various .functions
.including .storage .of .enzymes .and .minerals .and .the .folding .of .proteins.
Golgi .complex .- .correct .answer. . . . .Organelle .that .modifies, .packages, .and .transports
.material .out .of .the .cell.
Lysosomes .- .correct .answer. . . . .An .organelle .containing .digestive .enzymes.
Cell .wall .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .rigid .structure .that .surrounds .the .cell .membrane .and
.provides .support .to .the .cell.
Chloroplast .- .correct .answer. . . . .Contains .chlorophyll .for .photosynthesis.
Vacuoles .- .correct .answer. . . . .Compartments .in .the .cytoplasms .that .act .as .places .for
.secretion, .excretion, .and .storage.
Chromatin .- .correct .answer. . . . .Clusters .of .DNA, .RNA, .and .proteins .in .the .nucleus .of .a .cell.
Chromosomes .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .threadlike .structure .of .nucleic .acids .and .protein
.found .in .the .nucleus .of .most .living .cells, .carrying .genetic .information .in .the .form .of .genes.
Mitosis .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .type .of .cell .division, .useful .in .the .growth .and .repair .of .our
.bodies.
Zygote .- .correct .answer. . . . .The .cell .created .by .the .union .of .a .sperm .and .egg .(fertilized
.egg). .Contains .a .full .set .of .chromosomes, .half .from .each .parent.
Meiosis .- .correct .answer. . . . .Cell .division .that .consists .first .of .a .doubling .of .chromosomes
.and .the .two .subsequent .divisions. .The .products .are .four .daughter .cells, .each .with .half
.the .normal .number .of .chromosomes.
Tissues .- .correct .answer. . . . .Groups .of .cells .with .a .common .structure .and .function.
muscle .tissue .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .body .tissue .that .contracts .or .shortens, .making .body
.parts .move.
Skeletal, .cardiac, .and .smooth.
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Cell .- .correct .answer. . . . .Smallest .unit .of .life. .The .basic .unit .of .funtin .and .structure .for .all
.living .things.
Nucleus .- .correct .answer. . . . .Control .center .of .the .cell. .Contains .DNA. .Contains .genetic
.information.
DNA .(deoxyribonucleic .acid) .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .complex .molecule .containing .the
.genetic .information .that .makes .up .the .chromosomes.
Plasma .(or .cell) .membrane .- .correct .answer. . . . .Acts .as .a .barrier .(semipermeable
.membrane) .between .the .inside .and .outside .of .the .cell, .materials .enter .or .exit .through .it.
Interstitial .Fluid .- .correct .answer. . . . .Liquid .found .between .the .cells .of .the .body .that
.provides .much .of .the .liquid .environment .of .the .body. .Contains .acids, .sugars, .fatty .acids,
.hormones, .neurotransmitters, .and .salts.
Selectively .permeable .(semipermeable) .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .property .of .cell .membranes
.that .allows .some .substances .to .pass .through, .while .others .cannot.
Cytoplasm .- .correct .answer. . . . .The .fluid .matrix .found .between .the .plasma .membrane .and
.the .nucleus .that .acts .as .scaffolding .for .the .organelles.
Organelles .- .correct .answer. . . . ."Little .organs," .specialized .units .in .the .cell .that .perform
.certain .functions.
Mitochondria .- .correct .answer. . . . .Powerhouse .of .the .cell, .organelle .that .is .the .site .of .ATP
.(energy) .production.
, ATP .(adenosine .triphosphate) .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .chemical .the .cell .uses .to .store .and
.transfer .energy .within .itself.
Ribosomes .- .correct .answer. . . . .Are .the .sites .of .protein .synthesis .in .the .cell.
Endoplasmic .Reticulum .(ER) .- .correct .answer. . . . .Serves .as .a .main .transport .within .the
.cell .and .is .made .up .of .many .channels. .
Rough .ER .serves .to .store .and .deliver .proteins .made .by .the .attached .ribosomes.
Smooth .ER .is .free .ribosomes .and .is .found .in .a .variety .of .cells, .and .has .various .functions
.including .storage .of .enzymes .and .minerals .and .the .folding .of .proteins.
Golgi .complex .- .correct .answer. . . . .Organelle .that .modifies, .packages, .and .transports
.material .out .of .the .cell.
Lysosomes .- .correct .answer. . . . .An .organelle .containing .digestive .enzymes.
Cell .wall .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .rigid .structure .that .surrounds .the .cell .membrane .and
.provides .support .to .the .cell.
Chloroplast .- .correct .answer. . . . .Contains .chlorophyll .for .photosynthesis.
Vacuoles .- .correct .answer. . . . .Compartments .in .the .cytoplasms .that .act .as .places .for
.secretion, .excretion, .and .storage.
Chromatin .- .correct .answer. . . . .Clusters .of .DNA, .RNA, .and .proteins .in .the .nucleus .of .a .cell.
Chromosomes .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .threadlike .structure .of .nucleic .acids .and .protein
.found .in .the .nucleus .of .most .living .cells, .carrying .genetic .information .in .the .form .of .genes.
Mitosis .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .type .of .cell .division, .useful .in .the .growth .and .repair .of .our
.bodies.
Zygote .- .correct .answer. . . . .The .cell .created .by .the .union .of .a .sperm .and .egg .(fertilized
.egg). .Contains .a .full .set .of .chromosomes, .half .from .each .parent.
Meiosis .- .correct .answer. . . . .Cell .division .that .consists .first .of .a .doubling .of .chromosomes
.and .the .two .subsequent .divisions. .The .products .are .four .daughter .cells, .each .with .half
.the .normal .number .of .chromosomes.
Tissues .- .correct .answer. . . . .Groups .of .cells .with .a .common .structure .and .function.
muscle .tissue .- .correct .answer. . . . .A .body .tissue .that .contracts .or .shortens, .making .body
.parts .move.
Skeletal, .cardiac, .and .smooth.
