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College Biology Part 2

Cytology

Question:

the diffusion of water molecules


Answer:

osmosis



Question:

organelle that produces energy for the cell


Answer:

mitochondria



Question:

organelle that stores nutrients, waste or water for the cell


Answer:

vacuole



Question:

organelle that produces proteins


Answer:

ribosome



Question:

organelle that performs photosynthesis in the plant cell


Answer:

chloroplast



Microbiology

Question:

A virus that infects bacterial cells.


Answer:

bacteriophage



Question:

A eukaryotic microorganism.


Answer:

protist (or fungi)



Question:

A germ killing substance produced by a bacteria or mould.


Answer:

antibiotic or antimicrobial



Question:

A method of locomotion used by amoeba.


Answer:

pseudopods



Question:

A loose, branching network of hyphae found under the ground.


Answer:

mycelium



Animal Anatomy

Question:

the substance in our blood that controls the breathing rate


Answer:

carbon dioxide



Question:

a circle of musclar tissue that acts like a valve


Answer:

sphincter



Question:

large muscle involved in breathing


Answer:

diaphragm



Question:

substance that protects the stomach lining


Answer:

mucous



Question:

vessels that carry blood towards the heart


Answer:

veins



Plants

Question:

tissue that transports nutrients throughout the plant


Answer:

phloem



Question:

plant tissue that performs photosynthesis


Answer:

mesophyll



Question:

pore in the epidermis that opens or closes to allow gases to enter/exit the plant


Answer:

stomata (stoma)



Question:

a tulip opening in response to an increase in temperature 


Answer:

nastic movement



Question:

the movement of a flower towards the sun


Answer:

phototropism



Genetics

Question:

The failure of chromosomes to separate properly during meiosis.


Answer:

non-disjunction



Question:

two copies of the same allele for a trait


Answer:

homozygous



Question:

two different alleles for a trait


Answer:

heterozygous



Question:

a sex cell


Answer:

gamete (includes sperm and egg)



Question:

normal body cell


Answer:

somatic cell (eg. liver cell, skin cell etc.)