Bio 181 Exam 1 Study Guide Solutions
Updated 2024
ATP - ANSWER✔✔-(adenosine triphosphate) main energy source that
cells use for most of their work
Cancer - ANSWER✔✔-any malignant growth or tumor caused by
abnormal and uncontrolled cell division
Cell - ANSWER✔✔-(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all
organisms
Cell theory - ANSWER✔✔-(biology) the theory that cells form the
fundamental structural and functional units of all living organisms
Cell wall - ANSWER✔✔-a thin membrane around the cytoplasm of a cell
Chloroplast - ANSWER✔✔-an organelle found in plant and algae cells
where photosynthesis occurs
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, Cilia - ANSWER✔✔-The hairlike projections on the outside of cells that
move in a wavelike manner
Cytoplasm - ANSWER✔✔-a jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the
organelles are suspended
Cytoskeleton - ANSWER✔✔-network of proteins in the cytoplasm that
help cell maintain its shape
Cytosol - ANSWER✔✔-the semifluid portion of the cytoplasm
DNA - ANSWER✔✔-deoxyribonucleic acid, the material that contains the
information that determines inherited characteristics
Electron microscope - ANSWER✔✔-instrument that uses a beam of
electrons instead of light to magnify structures up to 500,000 times actual
size; allows scientists to view structures within a cell
Endomembrane system - ANSWER✔✔-The collection of membranes inside
and around a eukaryotic cell
Endoplasmic reticulum - ANSWER✔✔-internal transport system of the
cell, modifies proteins, and synthesizes lipids
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Updated 2024
ATP - ANSWER✔✔-(adenosine triphosphate) main energy source that
cells use for most of their work
Cancer - ANSWER✔✔-any malignant growth or tumor caused by
abnormal and uncontrolled cell division
Cell - ANSWER✔✔-(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all
organisms
Cell theory - ANSWER✔✔-(biology) the theory that cells form the
fundamental structural and functional units of all living organisms
Cell wall - ANSWER✔✔-a thin membrane around the cytoplasm of a cell
Chloroplast - ANSWER✔✔-an organelle found in plant and algae cells
where photosynthesis occurs
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, Cilia - ANSWER✔✔-The hairlike projections on the outside of cells that
move in a wavelike manner
Cytoplasm - ANSWER✔✔-a jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the
organelles are suspended
Cytoskeleton - ANSWER✔✔-network of proteins in the cytoplasm that
help cell maintain its shape
Cytosol - ANSWER✔✔-the semifluid portion of the cytoplasm
DNA - ANSWER✔✔-deoxyribonucleic acid, the material that contains the
information that determines inherited characteristics
Electron microscope - ANSWER✔✔-instrument that uses a beam of
electrons instead of light to magnify structures up to 500,000 times actual
size; allows scientists to view structures within a cell
Endomembrane system - ANSWER✔✔-The collection of membranes inside
and around a eukaryotic cell
Endoplasmic reticulum - ANSWER✔✔-internal transport system of the
cell, modifies proteins, and synthesizes lipids
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