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Chronic alcohol consumption can damage the liver because it reduces the liver cell’s ability to make enzymes that break down unneeded intracellular proteins. Based on this description, which liver cell organelle is most directly affected in this situation?

Which protein functional type in not found in a plasma membrane?

When a carrier protein binds to the solute that it will transport across the plasma membrane, the carrier protein goes through a change in its _____.

Which structure is not bounded (surrounded) by a membrane?

What is the function of the nucleolus in eukaryotic cells?

Markers on the surface of plasma membranes that identify cell type are often _____.

Three eggs each weighing 2g were place in an acid solution to dissolve the shells. After, they were placed in a 15% solution of NaCl and reweighed after 30 minutes. When compared to the solution, the egg that gained weight was ______. (Be careful! Most examples in the book and class ask about the solution. This question is asking about the cell instead.)

The semi-fluid matrix inside a cell that includes the organelles and the cytosol is called the:

DNA is usually in the form of chromatin in eukaryotes. However, chromatin coils up tightly and becomes viewable with a light microscope ________.

Which structure can be used for locomotion in prokaryotes?