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Storage of water and other substances. Plants have one large __________.
Central Vacuole
A jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the organelles are suspended.
Cytoplasm
A state of balance
Equilibrium
Whiplike tails found in one-celled organisms to aid in movement
Flagella
Powerhouse of the cell, organelle that is the site of ATP (energy) production.
Mitochondria
A rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support to the cell in plants and some other organisms.
Cell wall
A network of fiber that holds the cell together, helps the cell to keep its shape, and aids in movement.
Cytoskeleton
A cell that contains a nucleus and membrane bound organelles.
Eukaryote
Stack of membranes in the cell that modifies, sorts, and packages proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum.
Golgi Apparatus
Found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes
Nucleolus
The semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell.
Cell membrane
An organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs.
Chloroplast
Movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration. o cell energy is required.
Diffusion
When comparing two solutions, the solution with greater concentration of solutes.
Hypertonic
Uses chemicals to break down food and worn out cell parts.
Lysosomes
Energy- requiring process that moves material across a cell membrane against a concentration difference.
Active transport
The hairlike projections on the outside of cells that move in a wavelike manner.
Cilia
The taking in of matter by a living cell by invagination of its membrane to form a vacuole.
Endocytosis
Process by which cell releases large amounts of material.
Exocytosis
When comparing two solutions, the solution with the lesser concentration of solutes.
Hypotonic
Idea that all living things are composed of cells, cells are the basic unit of structure and function in living things, and new cells are produced from existing cells.
Cell Theory
The difference in the concentration of a substance from one location to another.
Concentration gradient
A cell structure that forms a maze of passageways in which proteins and other materials are carried from one part of the cell to another.
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Process of diffusion in which molecules pass across the membrane through cell membrane channels.
Facilitated diffusion
When he concentration of two solutions is the same.
Isotonic