Memmlers The Human Body in Health and Disease 12th edition – Test Bank

1.

The substance that fills the cell from the plasma membrane to the nuclear membrane is called the ____________.

2.

A long, whiplike projection from the cell used in locomotion is a(n) ______________.

3.

Small hairlike projections from the cell are called ___________.

4.

The organelle that contains digestive enzymes is the ____________.

5.

The large organelle that is the control center of the cell is the ___________.

6.

In the pairing of bases in DNA, adenine pairs with __________.

7.

The substance that makes up the genes is ________________.

8.

In the pairing of bases in RNA, adenine pairs with ___________.

9.

The type of RNA that carries amino acids to the ribosome is __________.

10.

The process of synthesizing proteins based on an mRNA template is called ____________.

11.

The period between one cell division and the next is called ________.

12.

The process by which specialized cells engulf large particles is _____________.

13.

The diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane is ______________.

14.

Passage of a solution through a membrane under mechanical force is called ___________.

15.

A solution that has a lower concentration than the fluid within the cell is termed ___________.