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Diffusion & Osmosis
Maker's Choice
100
What is chloroplast?
Organelles that carry out photosynthesis.
100
What is a cytoskeleton?
Network of proteins that constantly changes to meet the cells needs
100
What is a ribosome?
Tiny organelles that link amino acids
100
What is diffusion?
The movement of molecules in the fluid or gas from a region of higher concentration
100
What is hypotonic?
Solution with lower concentration of dissolved particles than a cell
200
What is the central vacuole?
Takes most place in the plant cell
200
What is a cell membrane?
The plasma membrane
200
What is a nucleus?
Storehouse for most genetic information
200
What is Facilitated Diffusion?
Diffusion of molecules across a membrane through transport proteins
200
What is endocytosis?
Process of taking liquids or large amounts of molecules into a cell by engulfing them into the membrane
300
What is a cell wall?
Rigid layer that gives support to the cell
300
What is a Golgi Apparatus?
Closely layered stack of membranes
300
What is a nucleolus?
Makes and assembles proteins
300
What is hypertonic?
Solution of high concentration of dissolved particles
300
What is phagocytosis?
When the cell membrane engulfs large particles
400
What is a centriole?
Organelle that is made up of short microtubules
400
What is a endoplasmic reticulum (smooth)?
Network of thin folded membranes
400
What is Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum?
Surfaces of the ER covered with ribosomes
400
What is isotonic?
A cell that has the same concentration of dissolved particles as the cell
400
What is exocytosis?
The release of substances out of a cell by the fusion of a vesicle with a membrane
500
What is a lysosome?
Membrane-bound organelles that contain enzymes
500
What is a mitochondria?
Supplies energy to the cell
500
What is a nuclear pore?
Pores in the nuclear envelope that allow large molecules to pass between them
500
What is osmosis?
Movement across a semipermable membrane from an area of higher water concentration to an area of lower water concentration
500
What is active transport?
Drives molecules across the membrane from region of lower concentration