WITH RATIONALES AND VISUAL LEARNING
AND BODY SYSTEM ANALYSIS REVIEW 2026
◉ cilia.
Answer: hair-like processes on the surface of the cell that propel
materials across the surface
◉ Deoxyribonucleic (DNA).
Answer: large polymer of a nucleotide that carries the genetic
information of a cell
◉ diffusion.
Answer: a passive transport mechanism that involves the movement
of particles from an area of higher to lower concentration
◉ endocytosis.
Answer: form of vesicular transport that brings substances into the
cell
◉ exocytosis.
,Answer: from of vesicular transport that releases substances out
side of the cell
◉ Facilitated diffusion.
Answer: Transport process in which water and dissolved particles
are forced across a membrane from an are of higher to lower
pressure
◉ golgi apparatus.
Answer: post office of the cell
prepares proteins and packages them for export to other parts of the
body
◉ hydrostatic pressure.
Answer: pressure exerted by water
◉ hypertonic.
Answer: pertain to a solution that contains a higher concentration of
solutes compared to the fluid within the cell
◉ hypotonic.
Answer: pertain to a solution that contains a lower concentration of
solutes compared to the fluid within the cell
, ◉ isotonic.
Answer: pertain to a solution in which the concentration of solutes
in the solution is the same as the concentration of solutes in the cell
◉ microvilli.
Answer: bladder intestines
fold of a cell membrane that greatly increase the surface area of a
cell to facilitate absorption
◉ mitochondria.
Answer: power plant
organelle that coverts organic compounds into ATP
◉ mitosis.
Answer: type of cell division in which the mother cell splits in to two
identical daughter cells
◉ nucleus.
Answer: the most important part of the cell
the cells control center that contains a complete set of 46
chromosomes