BIOLOGY QUESTIONS ANSWERS
COMPLETE A+
◉ phospholipid bilayer.
Answer: thin membrane of lipid molecules
◉ cytosol.
Answer: part of cytoplasm not held by an organelle
◉ cilia.
Answer: the appendages that propel certain cells
◉ cytoskeleton.
Answer: networks of protein fibers that extend through the cell
◉ cell theory.
Answer: all living things are composed of cells and all cells come
from other cells
◉ why are cells so small?.
,Answer: smaller cells have more surface area across which to pass
oxygen, nutrients and waste materials
◉ flagella.
Answer: a projection from a prokaryotic cell that propels it through
its liquid environment
◉ cellular metabolism.
Answer: chemical activities of cells
◉ nuclear envelope.
Answer: double membrane enclosing the nucleus; controls the flow
of materials in and out of the nucleus
◉ where are ribosomes found?.
Answer: free-floating in the cytosol, or bound to the rough ER or the
nuclear envelope
◉ endomembrane system.
Answer: A system of membranes that are specific to a eukaryotic
cell. Some are physically connected, while others link when vesicles
transfer membrane segments between them.
, ◉ vesicle.
Answer: sacs made of membranes
◉ what makes up the endomembrane system?.
Answer: nuclear envelope, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus,
lysosomes, vacuoles and the plasma membrane.
◉ What does the Golgi apparatus do?.
Answer: processes, warehouses and ships (outside and inside cell)
ER products
◉ cristae.
Answer: folds in the mitochondria that increase the surface area and
therefore its ability to produce ATP
◉ ATP.
Answer: Adenine Triphosphate - main energy source for cellular
work
◉ stroma.
Answer:
◉ thylakoids.