Biology

Chapter 1: The Cell

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Cell Theory Components: 1. ____.

Viruses are a form of living organism. ____

Prokaryotic organisms are always ____

Prokaryotes contain a nucleus. ____

Eukaryotes contains a nucleus. ____

Each cell has a membrane enclosing a semifluid cytosol in which the ____ are suspended.

Each cell has a membrane enclosing a ____ in which the organelles are suspended.

In eukaryotic cells, most organelles are membrane bound, ____

Membranes of eukaryotic cells consist of a ____.

The phospholipid bilayer surface is ____.

The phospholipid bilayer inner portion is ____.

The ____ allows for the diffusion of molecules throughout the cell.

The cytosol allows for ____.

Within the nucleus, genetic material is encoded in ____.

Within the ____, genetic material is encoded in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).

The DNA is organized into ____.

The ____ is organized into chromosomes.

The nucleus is separated from the cytoplasm by ____ called the nuclear envelope.

The nucleus is separated from the cytoplasm by a double membrane called the ____.

____ in the nuclear membrane allow selective two-way exchange of material between the cytoplasm and the nucleus.

Nuclear pores in the nuclear membrane allow ____.

The genetic material (DNA) contains coding regions called ____.

Linear DNA is wound around organizing proteins known as ____.

DNA is further wound from histones into linear strands called ____.

The location of DNA in the nucleus permits ____.

rRNA is synthesized in the ____.

____ is synthesized in the nucleolus.

The mitochondrion contains two layers: ____.

The ____ serves as a barrier between the cytosol and the inner environment of the mitochondrion.

The outer membrane of the mitochondria serves as a barrier between the ____.

The inner membrane of the mitochondria is arranged into ____.

The i____s arranged into numerous infoldings called the cristae.

The inner membrane of the mitochondria contains ____.

The ____ are highly convoluted structures that increase the surface area available for electron transport chain enzymes.

The cristae are highly convoluted structures that ____

The space between the inner and outer membranes of the mitochondria is called the ____ .

The space inside the inner membrane of the mitochondria is called the ____.

The serial endosymbiosis theory attempts to explain the formation of ____.

The ____ theory attempts to explain the formation of some of the membrane-bound organelles.

The serial endosymbiosis theory posits ____.

Mitochondria are different from other parts of the cell in that they are ____.

____ contain some of their own genes and replicate independently of the nucleus via binary fission.

Mitochondria contain some of their own genes and replicate ____

The mitochondria are also capable of killing the cell by ____

The release of enzymes from mitchondria to kill, kick-starts a process known as ____.

____ are membrane-bound structures containing hydrolytic enzymes that are capable of breaking down many different substrates.

Lysosomes are membrane-bound structures containing ____

Lysosomes often function in conjunction with ____ .

____, which transport, package and sort cell material travelling to and from the membrane.

Endosomes, ____.

Endosomes are capable of ____.

____ are capable of transporting materials to the trans -golgi, to the cell membrane, or to the lysosomal pathway for degradation.

However, release of enzymes from lysosomes can occur in a process known as ____.

The endoplasmic reticulum ( ER ) is a series of interconnected membranes that are actually contiguous with ____.

The ____ is a series of interconnected membranes that are actually contiguous with the nuclear envelope.

The ____ of the endoplasmic reticulum is folded into numerous invaginations.

The rough endoplasmic reticulum is studded with ____.

The ____ endoplasmic reticulum is studded with ribosomes.

The ribosomes on rough endoplasmic reticulum allow for ____.

Smooth ER ____ ribosomes.

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