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bi101lab 2-3
bi lab vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ectoplasm | a peripheral layer of cytoplasm in cells of some eukaryotes that's relatively rigid and non granular |
| endoplasm | cytoplasm that is granular and streams actively and lies in the interior of the cell surrounded by a thin peripheral layer of rigid and non granular ectoplasm. found in some eukaryotes |
| nucleus | organelle in eukaryotic cells making about 10% of cell volume and containing cells chromosomes |
| protoplasmic streaming | pertaining to the initial development or formation of living bodies |
| pseudopods | a temporary projection from the cytoplasm of a cell |
| circulation | movement in a regular or circuitous course as the movement of the blood through the heart and the blood vessels. |
| respiration | enzymatic release of energy from organic compounds which either requires oxygen or does not |
| digestion | breakdown by organisms ultimately to small organic compounds of complex nutrients that are either acted upon outside of the organism or have entered some organelle or organ or gut specialized for the purpose |
| excretion | any process by which an organism gets rid of waste metabolic products |
| reproduction | the production of new individuals physically independent of their parents. (sexual or asexual) |
| what swedish naturalist started taxonomy? | carolus linnaeus |
| contractile vacuole | membrane bound organelle of many protozoans. it will fill with aqueous solution and then expel the solution outside of the cell. it will also remove excess water or waste |
| flagellum | extension of the cell membrane of certain eukaryotic cells comprising an internal axoneme of nine doublet microtubules surrounding two central doublets |
| gullet | tube by which food and drink are carried from the pharynx to the stomach |
| phototaxis | taxis by which stimulus is light |
| saprophytic nutrition | feeding absorbing or growing upon decaying organic matter |
| stigma | terminal portion of the style; surface of the carper which receives the pollen |
| vacuoles | membrane bound vesicle found int he cytoplasm of a cell whose function includes intracellular secretion excretion storage and digestion |