Biology MISA Questions with Verified
Answers
Homeostasis - ANSWERSRelatively constant internal physical and chemical conditions
that organisms maintain
Cell membrane - ANSWERSBarrier that surrounds ALL cells, regulates what
enters/leaves it
Cytoplasm - ANSWERSA jellylike fluid that surrounds all the cell's internal contents
Golgi Apparatus - ANSWERSOrganelle that modifies, sorts, and packages proteins
from the ER for storage or to release it outside the cell
Asexual - ANSWERSprocess of reproduction involving a single parent that results in
offspring that are genetically identical to the parent
Prokaryote - ANSWERSunicellular organism that lacks a nucleus
Bacteria - ANSWERSDomain of unicellular organisms, corresponds to the kingdom
eubacteria
respiratory system - ANSWERSBrings oxygen into the body. Gets rid of carbon dioxide.
Vesicle - ANSWERSa membranous and usually fluid-filled pouch (such as a cyst,
vacuole, or cell) in a plant or animal
Animal cell - ANSWERSdoes not have a cell wall or chloroplast and a small vacuole
Organelle - ANSWERSA tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within the
cell
Permeable - ANSWERSAble to be passed or soaked through
Nervous System - ANSWERSthe body's speedy, electrochemical communication
network, consisting of all the nerve cells of the peripheral and central nervous systems
