🧫 Cell Membrane
Controls what enters and leaves the cell
plasma membrane
Control center of the cell
nucleus
Movement from high to low concentration
diffusion
Solution where cell stays the same
isotonic
Genetic blueprint of the cell
DNA
Double layer structure of the membrane
bilayer
Produces energy (ATP)
mitochondria
Movement of water across membrane
osmosis
Cell swells in this solution
hypotonic
RNA that carries instructions
mRNA
Allows some substances through but not others
semipermeable
Packages and ships proteins
Golgi apparatus
Transport that requires no energy
passive transport
Cell shrinks in this solution
hypertonic
RNA that builds proteins
rRNA
Protein that lets substances pass through
channel protein
Breaks down waste
lysosome
Transport that requires ATP
active transport
Cell bursting due to too much water
hemolysis
First step of protein synthesis
transcription
Determines if something can pass based on size, charge, and solubility
plasma membrane function
Builds proteins
ribosomes
Moving substances INTO the cell using vesicles
endocytosis
Cell shrinking due to water loss
crenation
Process where proteins are built
translation