Exam 3: Cells

Match the term with the best descriptor.​ -​another name for nuclear envelope

The process of cell division of the gamete is called ____________________.​

Umbilical cord blood is rich in stem cells,which can be used to treat disease.​

What is it called when a cell has the ability to change into another type of cell?​

After age 30,an average of 10% of the reserve ability of organs is lost each year.​

Adult stem cells are undifferentiated cells found throughout the body that divide to replenish dying cells and regenerate damaged tissue.​

Every cell is surrounded by cytoplasm.​

_____________________ is the diffusion of water or any other solvent molecule through a semipermeable membrane.​

The nucleus of a cell is contained with a nuclear membrane,which is impermeable.​

The three common states of matter are ____________________,____________________,and ____________________.​

When a cell increases in size,it is called _____________________.​

Match the term with the best descriptor.​ -​DNA and protein arranged in a loose and diffuse state

Osmosis is the movement of solutes across a semipermeable membrane.​

When cell division does not occur in the usual pattern,a(n)______________________ results.​

An orderly series of steps in which the DNA in the nucleus of the cell is equally distributed to two daughter nuclei is called _____.​

Match the term with the best descriptor.​ -​hairlike protrusions that beat and vibrate

The process by which malignant tumors spread to other parts of the body is called ____________________.​

All cells reproduce at the same rate.

Match the term with the best descriptor.​ -​embedded in the cytoplasm

Necrosis is an orderly process by which cells intentionally die.​