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Chemistry, Cellular Structure, and Function

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What are the stages of mitosis?   interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase  
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What does the medical term one mean?   mono-  
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What do organelles contain?   mitochondria, golgi, and endoplasmic reticulum  
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What does the medical term many mean?   poly-  
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What does the medical term two mean?   bi  
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Carbohydrates are also known as?   sugars  
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Proteins are composed of building blocks called?   amino acids  
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What is not a function of the plasma membrane?   ribosomes  
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In what stage of mitosis does DNA replicate?   interphase  
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In what stage of mitosis does chromatin granules become organized and spindle fibers appear?   prophase  
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In what stage of mitosis does chromosomes align across center of the cell?   metaphase  
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Two-rod shaped organelles that migrate and participate in cell division is known as?   centrioles  
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What is not one of the primary groups of organic compound?   carbons  
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ATP stands for?   active transport energy  
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What does not require cellular energy?   passive diffusion  
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Neutral substance of the pH level is what?   7  
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Fundamental unit of a chemical is?   atom  
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What is the basic unit of life?   cell  
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What is the steady state within the organism?   homeostasis  
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What does physiology mean?   study of function  
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What does microbiology mean?   study of microscopic plants and animals  
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What does pharmacology mean?   study of drugs and their actions  
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What is defined as anything that takes up space?   matter  
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What elements are identified on the periodic table?   gas, liquids, and solids  
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Oxygen, Carbon, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen make up how much percent of the human body?   96 percent  
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Elements are composed of what?   atoms  
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An atom consist of a nucleus containing what?   protons and neutrons, with electrons in orbit around the nucleus  
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What denotes the atomic number of an element?   the number of protons  
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What equals the atomic weight?   the number of protons plus the number of neutrons  
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Electrons have what kind of charge?   negative  
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Protons have what kind of charge?   postive  
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Neutrons have what kind of charge?   neutral  
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What is formed when two or more atoms combine?   molecule  
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Atoms of different elements combine, the molecules can also be called what?   compounds  
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What is the most abundant substance in living cells?   water  
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What is water used for?   participates in key cellular reactions known as universal solvent and functions.  
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Respiration, temperature control, protects fetus, brain, and spinal cord, and body lubricant are all what of water?   functions  
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Atoms combine by what?   bonding together and sharing electrons  
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What happens when atoms combine and bond together?   a molecule or a compound is formed  
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What is a electrolyte?   molecules that associates in water to form individual ions  
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What are hydrogen bonds?   they hold molecules together  
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What denotes an electron?   electron donor  
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What accepts an electron?   electron acceptor  
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What accepts electrons for a short time then loses them?   electron carriers  
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Water and some acids, bases, and salts are examples of what?   inorganic molecules  
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A chemical reactions in which water is added to the subunits of a large molecule to break it apart into smaller molecules is known as what?   hydrolysis  
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Why is oxygen needed?   to release energy from nutrients and is used to drive the cells metabolism  
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What is released as waste product during energy releasing metabolic reactions?   carbon dioxide  
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Substances that release ions in water are called what?   electrolytes  
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What are acids?   electrolytes that release hydrogen ions in water  
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What are bases?   electrolytes that release hydroxide ions in water  
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What are carbohydrates?   provide energy for cellular activities  
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What are carbohydrates composed of?   carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen  
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What are the four major compounds?   carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acid  
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What are the three main parts of the cell?   plasma membrane, cytoplasm, and nucleus  
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What is composed of inner and outer membranes and is involved with energy releasing chemical reactions?   mitochondria  
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What is also known as the "power plant" of a cell?   mitchondria  
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How many chromosomes contain DNA?   46  
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What is anabolism?   builds larger molecules from smaller ones- requires energy  
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What is catabolism?   breaks down large molecules to smaller ones- releases energy  
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What is the branch of the natural sciences that deals with the composition substances and their properties and reactions?   chemistry  
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What is kinetic energy?   energy in motion  
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What is the substance that can be broken down into two or more other substances by chemical means?   compound  
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What determines the atomic number of an atom?   the number of protons  
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Lipids are also known as?   fats  
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What is composed of chains of molecules?   triglycerides  
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What is cell shape?   controlled by the extra cellular matrix and the cytroskeletal structure within the cell  
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Who coined the term cell?   Robert Hooke  
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A positively or negatively charged atom is referred to as?   ion  
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What are the subunits of nucleotides?   nucleic acids, RNA, and DNA  
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What is cytoplasm?   material that lies within cytoplasmic membrane  
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What is carried out in the cytoplasm of a cell?   cell expansion, growth, and replication  
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What is the immediate area surrounding the cytoplasm?   cytoplasmic membrane  
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What are membranes composed of?   phospholipids and proteins  
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What retains the cytoplasm?   the cell membrane  
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What forms the package for our genes and guides the life process of the cell?   nucleus  
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What is the site where ribosomal RNA is transcribed, processed, and assembled into ribosome subunits?   nucleous  
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What are organized packages designed for the storage of genetic material?   chromatin  
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What digest waste materials and food within the cells?   lysosomes  
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What are vacuoles?   membranous sacs that are formed when a portion of the cell membrane folds inward and pinches off  
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What is the transport network for molecules targeted or certain modifications and specific final destinations?   endoplasmic reticulum  
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cilia and flagellar propulsion, muscle contraction, and white blood cells that move into surrounding tissues and seek invaders are considered what?   examples of cell movement  
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What serves as storage units for hereditary information?   the nucleic acids, RNA, and DNA  
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What is the process known as when two strands separate and each one serves as a temple to make another complementary stand.   semiconservative replication  
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Cell division for eucaryotic cells is called what?   mitosis  
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What results in formation of gametes?   meiosis  
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The process of oxidizing food molecules to carbon dioxide and water is known as?   cellular respiration  
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