Exam 3: Cells

Phagocytosis is the process by which ____________________ engulf bacteria.

The process of osmosis involves:

In the process of diffusion, molecules move from an area of ____________________ to an area of ____________________.

The process of facilitated diffusion is important to:

Which statement is NOT true of the stages of mitosis?

The genetic code is a triplet code, which means that:

The genetic code of a chromosome is found in its ____________________.

The cells of the small intestine receive oxygen by ____, absorb glucose by ____, and absorb water by ____.

The time between mitotic divisions, when the cell's chromosomes duplicate themselves, is called ____________________.

An organ such as the liver grows in size by the process of ____________________.

Some human cells have motile cilia, which:

In mitosis, the nuclear membrane disappears and the chromosomes coil up during ____________________.

In the process of protein synthesis, the three bases that are the code for an amino acid may be called a ____________________ or a ____________________.

The energy for the process of filtration is provided by:

The diffusion of water through a membrane is called ____________________.

After the ____________________ stage of mitosis, cytokinesis takes place.

The lining up of amino acids according to the codons of an mRNA molecule to form a protein is called ____________________.

Human cells will absorb water and swell and burst if they are placed in a ____ solution.

In the lungs and tissues, oxygen and CO₂ move by the process of ____________________.

The cell organelles that break down damaged or misfolded proteins are the: