Honors Biology - Unit 2 Questions with
Verified Solutions
What is the term for the process by which cells take in large particles, such as food or
pathogens, through engulfing?
✔✔ Phagocytosis
What is the name of the fluid mosaic model that describes the arrangement and movement of
proteins within the phospholipid bilayer of cell membranes?
✔✔ Fluid Mosaic Model
What is the term for the cellular structure responsible for packaging and modifying proteins and
lipids before they are sent to their destination?
✔✔ Golgi Apparatus
What is the name of the structures in the cell that synthesize lipids and detoxify harmful
substances?
✔✔ Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
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, What is the term for the process by which a cell maintains its internal environment by regulating
the concentrations of various ions and molecules?
✔✔ Active Transport
What is the name of the protein that forms channels in the cell membrane to facilitate the
movement of specific molecules across the membrane?
✔✔ Channel Protein
What is the term for the area within the nucleus where ribosomal RNA is synthesized and
ribosome assembly begins?
✔✔ Nucleolus
What is the name of the cellular process that involves the engulfing of extracellular fluids and
solutes to form vesicles?
✔✔ Bulk Transport
What is the term for the cellular structure that provides rigidity and support to plant cells and is
located outside the plasma membrane?
✔✔ Cell Wall
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Verified Solutions
What is the term for the process by which cells take in large particles, such as food or
pathogens, through engulfing?
✔✔ Phagocytosis
What is the name of the fluid mosaic model that describes the arrangement and movement of
proteins within the phospholipid bilayer of cell membranes?
✔✔ Fluid Mosaic Model
What is the term for the cellular structure responsible for packaging and modifying proteins and
lipids before they are sent to their destination?
✔✔ Golgi Apparatus
What is the name of the structures in the cell that synthesize lipids and detoxify harmful
substances?
✔✔ Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
1
, What is the term for the process by which a cell maintains its internal environment by regulating
the concentrations of various ions and molecules?
✔✔ Active Transport
What is the name of the protein that forms channels in the cell membrane to facilitate the
movement of specific molecules across the membrane?
✔✔ Channel Protein
What is the term for the area within the nucleus where ribosomal RNA is synthesized and
ribosome assembly begins?
✔✔ Nucleolus
What is the name of the cellular process that involves the engulfing of extracellular fluids and
solutes to form vesicles?
✔✔ Bulk Transport
What is the term for the cellular structure that provides rigidity and support to plant cells and is
located outside the plasma membrane?
✔✔ Cell Wall
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