Exam 3: Cells

An older person possesses 10 percent fewer cells than a younger adult.

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

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

Match the term with the best descriptor. -body is made up of trillions of them that live for a few weeks or months, die, and are replaced

____________________ is a sticky semifluid material found between the nucleus and the cell membrane.

Match the term with the best descriptor. -look like a balloon with tails

Every cell is surrounded by cytoplasm.

Chromosomes store the hereditary material called __________________________.

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

The most important organelle within the cell is the _____.

Filtration is an example of _____.

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

A solution that has a high solute concentration would be called _____.

The process whereby molecules spread themselves through a medium is called _____.

Match the term with the best descriptor. -clear, semifluid medium that fills the spaces around the chromatin and the nucleoli within the nucleus

____________________ and _____________________ are specialized cells.

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

A(n) ____________________ is the basic structural unit of the body.

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

Most of the cell's energy comes from spherical, or rod-shaped, organelles called mitochondria.