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| 7986694882 | Fluid Mosaic Model | Model that says the membrane is a phospholipid bilayer with proteins embedded. |  | 0 |
| 7986713806 | Phospholipid Bilayer | 2 layers of phospholipids with proteins embedded. | 1 | |
| 7986729318 | Cholesterol | Lipid that stiffens and strengthens the membrane. | 2 | |
| 7986752113 | Glycolipids | Carbohydrate chains attached to phospholipids. | 3 | |
| 7986763094 | Glycoproteins | Carbohydrate chains attached to proteins. |  | 4 |
| 7986775059 | Channel protein | Proteins involved in the passage of molecules through the membrane. They have a channel that allow substances to move across the membrane. | 5 | |
| 7986795617 | Carrier protein | Proteins that combine with substances and help them move across the membrane. | 6 | |
| 7986816751 | Cell Recognition Proteins | Glycoproteins that help the body recognize when it is being invaded by pathogens. | 7 | |
| 7986828755 | Receptor Proteins | Proteins that have a specific shape that allows a specific molecule to bind to it. | 8 | |
| 7986840003 | Enzymatic Proteins | Proteins that carry out metabolic reactions directly. | 9 | |
| 7986851294 | Differentially Permeable | Certain substances can move across the membrane, while others cannot. | 10 | |
| 7987304978 | Concentration Grandient | The difference of concentration throughout a space. | 11 | |
| 7987331712 | Diffusion | The movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. | 12 | |
| 7987651097 | Solution | Contains both a solute, usually a solid, and a solute, usually a liquid. | 13 | |
| 7987664293 | Solute | The substance being dissolved. | 14 | |
| 7987668212 | Solvent | The substance doing the dissolving. | 15 | |
| 7987673374 | Osmosis | The movement of water from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. | 16 | |
| 7987684835 | Osmotic pressure | Pressure that develops in a system due to osmosis. | 17 | |
| 7987719778 | Isotonic Solution | The solute concentration and the water concentration are the same both inside and outside the cell. | 18 | |
| 7987730895 | Hypotonic Solution | The solution has a lower concentration of solute than the cell. |  | 19 |
| 7987741520 | Hypertonic Solution | The solution has a higher concentration of solute than the cell. |  | 20 |
| 7987748936 | Turgor Pressure | The swelling of plant cells in a hypotonic solution. | 21 | |
| 7987764798 | Contractile Vacuole | Specialized vacuoles in protists that pump out excess water. |  | 22 |
| 7987776458 | Plasmolysis | A shrinking of the cytoplasm in plant cells due to osmosis. | 23 | |
| 7987788548 | Facilitated Transport | Passage of molecules across the membrane with the help of a carrier protein. Does not require energy. | 24 | |
| 7987825016 | Active Transport | Molecules or ions move through the membrane, accumulating either inside or outside the membrane. Transport requiring energy. | 25 | |
| 7987852019 | Sodium/Potassium Pump | Pumps three Na ions into the cell and 2 K ions out of the cell. | 26 | |
| 7987875364 | Exocytosis | A vesicle fuses with the plasma membrane as secretion occur. Substances go out of the cell. | 27 | |
| 7987885367 | Endocytosis | Cells take in substances by vesicle formation. Substances go into the cell. | 28 | |
| 7987893287 | Phagocytosis | Cell eating. | 29 | |
| 7987899491 | Pinocytosis | Cell drinking. | 30 | |
| 7987909347 | Receptor-mediated endocytosis | Form of pinocytosis in which specific molecules such as a vitamin or peptide hormone bind to it. |  | 31 |
| 7987940234 | Adhesion Junctions | A type of anchoring junction where internal cytoplasmic plaques are joined by intercellular filaments. |  | 32 |
| 7987965275 | Desmosome | A single point of attachment between adjacent cells connects the cytoskeletons of adjacent cell. Most common type of junction between skin cells. |  | 33 |
| 7994654687 | Plasmodesmata | Numerous narrow membrane-lined channels that connect the cytoplasm of plant cells. |  | 34 |
| 7994671817 | Tight Junctions | Plasma membrane proteins attach to each other producing a zipperlike fastening. |  | 35 |
| 7994784473 | Gap Junction | Allows cells to communicate. Formed when two identical plasma membranes join. |  | 36 |
