This organelle is responsible for converting sugar into ATP, which provides the cell with usable energy. It is the "power house" of the cell.

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This form of transport requires the use of ATP (energy), because it is moving molecules against the concentration gradient (up the hill).

This is like the brain of the cell in that it controls the activities of the cell, like mitosis.

This is considered the software of the genome, or what controls which genes will be turned on/off (gene expression).

This theory of aging states that the body is like a car engine in that the better you take care of it the longer it will last, but no matter what you do it will take on damage and eventually break down.

This organelle packages proteins from the ER, usually making them more complex. It is like the UPS of the cell because it can send materials out of the cell.

Molecules capable of this type of passive transport do not require carrier proteins to help them pass through the membrane.

Genes are segments of DNA that code for this kind of molecule.

If a gene is inaccessible, it is said to be this.

This theory of aging states that people age more quickly when they become separated from society, either voluntarily of forcefully.

This organelle is just a membrane surrounding digestive enzymes. Its function is to break down cell parts for removal.

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For this to happen, the tonicity of the solution OUTSIDE the cell has to be this.

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This phase of the cell cycle is where the cell divides into to two daughter cells.

These are proteins that DNA wraps around to stay organized. They also are critical for regulating gene expression by either bunching up (turned off) or spreading out (turned on).

This theory of aging states that people age more quickly when they stop doing activities, especially those they have loved doing their entire life.

This organelle is a concentrated site for protein production and transport within the cell. It is closely associated with the nucleus, and is covered with ribosomes.

When cells need to take in large quantities of liquid in a short amount of time, they will use this rather than rely on passive transport. Essentially, they will break part of their membrane off into a vesicle to "swallow" the liquid.

During the G1 and G2 phases of the cell cycle the cell does its normal activities (make proteins, etc.) and this, which is essential for the cell to divide.

Thinking back to the Lick Your Rats activity, this was the effect of a high nurturing environment on the brain of baby rat.

This theory of aging states that aging is accelerated when electrons are removed from body tissues and cells by molecules that need them to pair their electrons. This can lead to cancer, Alzheimer disease, and a number of other illnesses.

This organelle is where the sub-units for ribosomes are made. It is essentially a bunch of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) organized into a ball in the nucleus.

When two differently concentrated solutions are separated by a semi-permeable membrane, there will be a net gain or loss of molecules for the two sides until what is reached?

While DNA is duplicated in the S phase of the cell cycle, the cell doesn't check if it did this correctly until the G2 phase. The cell also checks for these two things during the G2 checkpoint.

These tags bind to DNA, causing it to become "sticky" and having histones bunch up, which usually turns off the gene.

This theory of aging states that no matter what you do there is a biological clock on your lifetime, which is limited by the number of divisions a cell can go through before DNA starts to be cut off.