Bio: Chapter 4

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sunlight

Chloroplasts convert energy from _____ into chemical energy.

plasma membrane

Phospholipid bilayer that forms a flexible boundary to a cell

its need for enough surface area to make exchanges with its environment

The maximum size of a cell is limited by _____.

Cristae

What mitochondrial feature enhances cellular respiration?

Vacuole

large structure used for storage

Peroxisomes

organelles involved in the metabolism of fatty acids

connection of the cytosol between plant cells

plasmodesmata

Cytoskeleton

provides structural support to the cell in addition to movement

Nucleolus

site of ribosome synthesis

form a barrier to the passage of materials

tight junctions

transmission electron microscope

use electrons to view cell's internal structure

scanning electron microscope

use electrons to view cell's surface

light microscope

use visible light to view specimens

aid in the coordination of the activities of adjacent animal cells

gap junctions

ATP

Mitochondria have been called the "powerhouse of the cell" because they harvest the chemical energy from food to create _____.

as skeletal support to keep plants upright.

Plant cell walls not only function to maintain cell shape, but also function

1. as components of cilia and flagella allow movement of cells, 2. shape and support the cell, 3. guide chromosome movement when cells divide 4. as tracks along which organelles can "walk"

Which of the following are function(s) of microtubules?

Mitochondria

Which of the following cellular components is not part of the endomembrane system?

synthesizing receptor proteins

Which of the following is a function of the rough endoplasmic reticulum?

Possess a singular circular chromosome and ribosomes

Which of the following pieces of evidence suggest mitochondria and chloroplasts evolved from prokaryotic cells?

Vesicle

a small membrane used for transport

join cells together

anchoring junctions

Mitochondria

convert the chemical energy stored in food into molecules of ATP


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