Bio 181 Exam 1 Study Guide Solutions
ATP - ANSWER-(adenosine triphosphate) main energy source that cells use for most of their work
Cancer - ANSWER-any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division
Cell - ANSWER-(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of ...
DNA - ANSWER✔✔-deoxyribonucleic acid, the material that contains the information that determines
inherited characteristics
Electron microscope - ANSWER✔✔-instrument that uses a beam of electrons instead of light to magnify
structures up to 500,000 times actual size; allows scientists to view structures within a cell
Endomembrane system - ANSWER✔✔-The collection of membranes inside and around a eukaryotic cell
Endoplasmic reticulum - ANSWER✔✔-internal transport system of the cell, modifies proteins, and
synthesizes lipids
Eukaryote - ANSWER✔✔-A cell that contains a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
Extracellular matrix - ANSWER✔✔-The substance in which animal tissue cells are embedded, consisting
of protein and polysaccharides.
Flagella - ANSWER✔✔-whiplike tails found in one-celled organisms to aid in movement
Golgi apparatus - ANSWER✔✔-stack of membranes in the cell that modifies, sorts, and packages
proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum
Light microscope - ANSWER✔✔-microscope that uses a beam of light passing through one or more
lenses to magnify an object
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