Nucleus Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
No true nucleous | Prokaryotes |
Has a true nucleous | Eukaryotes |
Three dimensional frame for cell | Cytaskeleton |
Made up of sugar and protein | Glycoprotein |
Made up of sugar and phospholipids | Glyocolipids |
Sugar coating that covers some cells surface | Glyococalyx |
Small spherical sacs of packaged proteins | Vessicles |
The process of self-digestion of a cell | Autolysis |
Binds to specific binding sites on cell surfaces | Ligands |
An enzyme rich liquid that fills the spaces b/w the cristae | Matrix |
The fluid of the cell is called | Cytosol |
Type of ER that is involved in protein production | Rough |
Everything inside the cell except the nucleus and genetic material | Cytoplasm |
A contractile protein | Actin |
The process of cell to cell recognition | Contact signaling |
Sticky glycoproteins that cover the surface of most cells | CAM--Cell Adhesion Molecules |
A motor protein | Myosin |
Type of ER that is active in the synthesis and storage of lipids | Smooth ER |
What are normal products of cell division that can be harmful to the cell | Free radicals |
The thickest fibers in the cytoskeleton | Microtubules |
Programmed cell death | Apoptosis |
Cell eating | Phagocytosis |
Cell drinking | Pinocytosis |
Proteins that span the width of the cell membrane | Integral proteins |
Monitors what goes in/out of the nucleus | Peroxisomes |
Modifies and package protein molecules | Golgi Apparatus |
How many species are there on the earth | 8.7 million |
3 domains of life | Bacteria, archaea, Eukarya |
Single cell organisms are in what kingdom | Protista |
3 main shapes of bacteria | cocci (spherical), bacilli(rods), spirochete(spiral) |
Cats, dogs and humans are | Class mammalia |
Outside layer of cell membrane is | hydrophilic |
Site of cellular respiration | Mitochondria |
Toxoplasmosis is | kingdom protista |
Ringworm is kingdom | fungi |
Functions of cell membrane | self-repair, updating surface receptors, renews sticky outer coating |
Propels the cell through fluid and moves in whip-like motion | Flagella |
Comprised of 9 pairs of microtubules around a center pair | Flagella and cilia |
Moves mucous, debris and fluid across cell; occur in large numbers on surface of cell | Cilia |
Comprised of dissolved electrolytes, amino acids, simple sugars | Cytosol |
Small, hollow cylinders composed of microtubules | Centrioles |
Names the 8 taxonomic hierarchy in order | Domain,Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, species |
Taxonomy developed by | Carolus Linnaeus |
Groups of cells that have differentiated into specialized tissues working together | Multicellular |
Can carry out all life's functions on its own | Single celled |
4 elements that make of 95% of living tissues | Hydrogen Carbon Nitrogen Oxygen |
Separates everything inside the cell from outside environment, is a flexible, elastic barrier | Cell membrane |
2 types of globular proteins | Integral, Peripheral |
Proteins bound to the surface of the cell membrane, either insides or outside | Peripheral proteins |
Subunits that contain protein and ribosomal RNA | Ribosomes |
Cat | Felis catus |
Dog | Canis familiaris |
Three types of fibers | Microtubules, Intermediate Fibers, Microfilaments |
Composed of Actin and Myosin, which plays a key role in cell shape changing | Microfilaments |
Membrane bound structure within the cytoplasm | Organelles |
Six differential organelles | Mitochondra, Ribosomes, ER, Golgi Apparatus, Lysosmes, Peroxisomes |
Involved in protein synthesis | Rough ER |
Active in the synthesis and storage of lipids | Smooth ER |
They use O2 in their enzyme to detoxify substances | Peroxisomes |
Assist in converting free radicals into hydrogen peroxide(H2O2) | Peroxidases |
Reduce H2O2 into H2O | Catalases |
Known as basal bodies that form bases of cilia and flagella | Centrioles |
Packed units that the cell has engulfed | Inclusions |
Considered the stomach of the cell | Lysosomes |
Soluble protein is made here and distributed throughout the cytoskelton | Ribosomes |
Site of biochemical reactions: AA, fatty acid catabolism, resp. electron transport, oxidative phosphoralation | Mitochondria |
Threadlike granules dispersed throughout the nucleus | Chromatin |
Gelatinous fluid that contains organelles | Cytosol |
One half the chromosome number | Haploid |
Cellular reproductive process that results in 2 daughter cells that are exactly the same as the originating cell | Mitosis |
Nonliving structures within cytoplasm | Inclusion bodies |
Protein channels within the plasma membrane that allow certain substances to enter/exit | Integral proteins |
Cellular reproductive process that results in offspring with half the chromosomes as original cell | Meiosis |
Arranged in two layers in the plasma membrane | Phospholipids |
Control center for the cell, chromosomes found within | Nucleus |
Assembly site for ribosomal particles--found within the nucleus | Nucleoli |
Finger-like folds in the plasma membrane that act to increase the surface area for absorption | Microvilli |
Shelf like folds on the inner membrane of the mitochondria | Cristae |
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