Exploring Tissue Types and Cell Structures

Which organelle is responsible for the degradation of cellular waste?

What is the function of the nucleolus?

Which organelle is responsible for maintaining the pressure that keeps plants upright?

What is the role of the central zone in cell division?

Which process is responsible for the accumulation of damaged DNA in parametrium?

What is the purpose of the temporary fusion with another paramecium in parametrium?

What advantage do paramecia gain from undergoing endosymeosis?

Which organelle is responsible for protein synthesis and assembly?

What is the function of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum?

What is the role of the sarcoplasmic reticulum in muscle cells?

Tissues consist of cells that have a wall to maintain integrity.

The smooth endoplasmic reticulum is responsible for protein synthesis and assembly.

The sarcoplasmic reticulum plays a role in calcium release for muscle cell contraction.

True or false: Lysosomes are responsible for protein synthesis and assembly.

True or false: Vacuoles play a larger role in animal cells compared to plant cells.

True or false: The central zone is responsible for organizing the microtubules in the cell.

True or false: Microtubules have a short half-life and constantly degrade and rebuild in the cell.

True or false: Parametrium normally reproduce sexually through a temporary fusion with another paramecium with a compatible mating type.

True or false: The accumulation of damaged DNA is the reason for cellular aging in parametrium.

True or false: Paramecia can internalize green algae or bacteria and use them as weapons against other paramecia.

Mitochondria are responsible for the production of ______

The rough endoplasmic reticulum is studded with ______ on the cellular side

The smooth endoplasmic reticulum is important in steroid production and ______

Parametrium normally reproduce asexually by ______, so the cell just splits

The accumulation of damaged DNA is the reason for cellular ______ in parametrium

Paramecia can undergo forms of ______, that is they internalize some kinds of green algae or bacteria

Microtubules are hollow tubules with a diameter of ___ nanometers

The cytoskeleton consists of microtubules, actin fibers, and ___ filaments

The central zone plays a role in cell division and organizes the ___

The cytoskeleton allows directed transport through the cell by acting as a ___ system

Which type of cell in the volvox cannot divide?

What is the function of the cytoplasmic bridges in the volvox?

What is the significance of the volvox being the first example of real death in multicellular organisms?

Which type of stem cell can generate all parts of the embryo?

What is the fate of pluripotent stem cells in a blastocyst?

What did researchers Briggs and King discover in their experiment with frog embryos?

What did Weismann's dogma state about the differentiation of cells?

What are the four basic tissue types in animals?

Which of the following is NOT a function of connective tissue?

What is the main function of epithelial tissue?

What is the significance of expressing the four transcription factors oct4, sox2, nanoc, and pcg?

Volvox has two cell types: somatic non-dividing cells and reproductive cells that can generate male and female ______ cells.

The somatic cells in volvox produce the ______ and the cytoplasmic bridges.

The reproductive cells in volvox generate the male and female ______ cells.

Fat cells store ______ and energy.

______ tissue conducts electrical signals.

______ tissue is responsible for support and structure.

______ tissue forms covers, surfaces, linings, and glands.

Pluripotent stem cells can still form all ______ types in the body

Stem cells are able to reproduce all cells of the ______

Pluripotent stem cells can no longer produce the ______

Once a pluripotent stem cell has adopted the fate of a ______ cell, there is no way of return

True or false: Volvox is the first example of multicellular organisms where real death occurs because volvox can die.

True or false: Somatic cells in volvox cannot divide.

True or false: Reproductive cells in volvox generate male and female germ cells.

True or false: The Nobel Prize was awarded to the researchers in 2006 for the experiment with Xenopus libis frog.

True or false: Dolly the sheep was the first mammal to be cloned using a fully differentiated cell.

True or false: The four transcription factors required to make a differentiated cell pluripotent are oct4, sox2, nanoc, and pcg.

True or false: Differentiated cells can regain pluripotency without any external signals or energy.

True or false: Cells form junctions with each other, creating polarity.

True or false: Pluripotent stem cells can differentiate into all cell types in the body.

True or false: Once a pluripotent stem cell has adopted a specific fate, it cannot return to its pluripotent state.

True or false: The nucleus of a frog embryo can be placed into an enucleated egg cell, resulting in early embryonic development.

Which germ layer is responsible for the origin of muscle and connective tissue?

Which germ layer gives rise to the nervous tissue and the skin?

Which germ layer is responsible for the linings of internal organs, such as the gastrointestinal tract?

True or false: The mesoderm is responsible for the origin of muscle and connective tissue?

True or false: The ectoderm is the origin of nervous tissue and skin?

True or false: The endoderm is the origin of linings of internal organs?

Which germ layer gives rise to the nervous tissue and the skin?

Which germ layer is responsible for the origin of muscle and connective tissue?

Which germ layer is responsible for the linings of internal organs, such as the gastrointestinal tract?