Radiation Protection Word Scramble

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Chemical building material for all living things	Photoplasm
Made up of a molecule of glycerin and three molecules of fatty acid	Lipids
Controls the cell's various physiologic activities	Enzymatic Proteins
Mineral salts	Electrolytes
Chemical secretion manufactured by various endocrine glands and carried by the bloodstream to influence the activities of other parts of the body.	Hormones
Process of locating and identifying genes in the genome	Mapping
Protein production	Protein synthesis
Keep the correct proportion of water in the cell	Sodium and potassium
A five - carbon sugar molecule	Deoxyribose
Compounds called purines	Adenine and guanine
Compounds called pyrimidines	Cytosine and thymine
The total amount of genetic material (DNA) contained within the chromosomes of a human being	Human genome
Protein molecules produced by specialized cells in the bone marrow called B lymphocytes	Antibodies
Multiplication process whereby one cell divides to form two or more cells	Cell Division
Saccharides	Carbohydrates
The phase of mitosis during which the duplicate centromeres migrate in opposite directions along the mitotic spindle and carry the chromatids to opposite sides of the cell	Anaphase
The frail, semipermeable, flexible structure and encasing and surrounding the human cell that functions as a barricade to protect cellular contents from there outside environment and also control the passage of water and other materials in & out cell.	Cell Membrane
Segments of DNA that serves as the basic units of heredity	Genes
Small, pealike sac or single-membrane spherical bodies that are of great importance for digestion within the cytoplasm	Lysosomes
What all the miniature cellular components present in the cytoplasm of the cell are collectively called	Cytoplasmic Organelles
Compounds that do not contain carbon	Inorganic compounds
All carbon compounds, both natural and artificial	Organic Compounds
Functions to assist in the linking of messenger RNA to the ribosome to facilitate protein synthesis	Ribosomal RNA
Very large, complex macromolecules made up of nucleotides	Nucleic Acid
The period of cell growth that occurs before actual cell division	Interphase
In humans, how many genes are contained in all 46 chromosomes?	Approximately 30,000
The nucleosis contains?	Ribonucleic acid and proteins
In the human cell, protein synthesis occur in which of the following locations?	Ribosomes
Interphase consist of which of the following phases?	G1, S, and G2
Carbohydrates also may be referred to as:	Saccharine
DNA regulates cellular activity indirectly by producing its self in the form of _________ to carry genetic information from the cell nucleus to ribosomes located in the cytoplasm.	Messenger RNA
Human cells contain which 4 major organic compounds?	Proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acid.
Which of the following is a process of reduction cell division?	Meiosis
Which of the following cellular organelles functions as a cellular garbage disposal?	Lysosomes
Which of the following describes the nuclear envelope that separates the nucleus from other parts of the cell ?	Double - walled membrane
Which of the following are functions of the cell membrane?	Protecting the contents of the cell from the outside environment. Controlling the passage of water and other materials into and out of the cell.
Lipids are also referred to as:	Fats
The primary energy source for the cell is:	Glucose
Cytosine Bonds only with which of the following nitrogenous organic base?	Guanine
Which of the following statement is not true?	The nucleus is the "heart" of the cell.
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Twenty - two different ________ __________ are involved in protein synthesis.	Amino Acid
The process of locating and identifying the genes in the human genome is called:	Mapping
Approximately 80% to 85% of the weight of the human body is:	Water
Meiosis is the process of:	Reduction cell devision
Water preforms which of the following functions in the human body?	Maintains a constant core temperature of 98.6 F (37 C). Regulates the concentration of dissolved substances. Lubricates both the digestive system and the skeletal articulation (joints).
Which of the following is of primary importance in maintaining adequate amounts of intracellular fluid?	Potassium
The S phase of mitosis is the:	Actual DNA synthesis period
When a cell divides, the genetic-containing material contracts into tiny rod-shaped bodies called:	Chromosomes
Nitrogenous base pair form the:	Steps, or rungs, of the DNA ladderlike structure.
In a DNA macromolecule, the sequence of _____ determines the characteristics of every living thing.	Nitrogenous organic bases.
How many base pairs are there in the human genome?	2.9 x 10^9
Radiation-induced chromosome damage may be evaluated during which of the following processes?	Metaphase
If exposure to ionizing radiation damages the components involved in molecular synthesis beyond repair, cells do which of the following?	Function abnormally or die
Which of the following produces antibodies?	Lymphocytes
Water constitutes approximately _______ of the weight of the human body	80% to 85%
Somatic cells divide through the process of:	Mitosis
What term is used to describe chemical secretions that are manufactured by various endocrine glands and carried by the bloodstream to influence the activities of other parts of the body?	Hormones
Which human cell component controls cell division and multiplication as well as biochemical reactions that occur within the cell?	Nucleus
Which of the following must the human body provide to ensure efficient cell operation?

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