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| 10869158578 | actin | USES MOTOR PROTEINS - A globular protein that links into chains, two of which twist helically about each other, forming microfilaments in muscle and other contractile elements in cells | 0 | |
| 10869158579 | Active transport | Energy-requiring process that moves material across a cell membrane against a concentration gradient |  | 1 |
| 10869163156 | biosythesis | The process by which living organisms produce larger molecules from smaller ones. | 2 | |
| 10869163157 | cell wall | A rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane and provides support to a PLANT cell |  | 3 |
| 10869163158 | centrioles | a minute cylindrical organelle near the nucleus in animal cells, occurring in pairs and involved in the development of spindle fibers in cell division. |  | 4 |
| 10869166201 | centrosomes | Microtubule-organizing centers that help to form and organize the mitotic spindle during mitosis |  | 5 |
| 10869166202 | chloroplast | organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy |  | 6 |
| 10869168875 | contractile vacuole | The cell structure that collects extra water from the cytoplasm and then expels it from the cell |  | 7 |
| 10869168876 | cytoplasm | The space in the cell where cytosol is stored, think cytoplasm is the space in the beaker and the water is the cytosol | 8 | |
| 10869171368 | cytoskeleton | A network of fibers that holds the cell together, helps the cell to keep its shape, and aids in movement (has motor proteins) | 9 | |
| 10869171369 | desmosomes | Anchoring junctions that prevent cells from being pulled apart, like a rivet! |  | 10 |
| 10869174693 | diffusion | Movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration. | 11 | |
| 10869174694 | endocytosis | process by which a cell takes material into the cell by infolding of the cell membrane |  | 12 |
| 10869177914 | endomembrane system | A network of membranes inside and around a eukaryotic cell, related either through direct physical contact or by the transfer of membranous vesicles. |  | 13 |
| 10869177915 | endoplasmic reticulum | A system of membranes that is found in a cell's cytoplasm and that assists in the production, processing, and transport of proteins and in the production of lipids. | 14 | |
| 10869179912 | epithelial | A body tissue that covers the surfaces of the body, inside and out | 15 | |
| 10869182392 | equilibrium | A state of balance among the components of a system, no distict high & low |  | 16 |
| 10869182393 | eukaryotic | bigger than prokaryote, membrane-bound organelles, i.e. Animals, Plants, Protists, Fungi, Algae |  | 17 |
| 10869184908 | exocytosis | a process by which the contents of a cell vacuole are released to the exterior through fusion of the vacuole membrane with the cell membrane. | | 18 |
| 10869184909 | facilitated diffusion | Movement of specific molecules across cell membranes through protein channels |  | 19 |
| 10869187360 | fluid mosaic model | model that describes the arrangement and movement of the molecules that make up a cell membrane |  | 20 |
| 10869187361 | gap junctions | Points that provide cytoplasmic channels from one cell to another with special membrane proteins. |  | 21 |
| 10869192476 | Golgi apparatus | stack of membranes in the cell that modifies, sorts, and packages proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum | 22 | |
| 10869985742 | Golgi vesicles* | Organelles that attach carbohydrates and lipids to proteins |  | 23 |
| 10869988201 | hydrophilic | Having an affinity for water |  | 24 |
| 10869988202 | hydrophobic | Having no affinity for water | | 25 |
| 10869991761 | hypertonic | when comparing two solutions, the solution with the greater concentration of solutes |  | 26 |
| 10869991762 | hypotonic | when comparing two solutions, the solution with the lesser concentration of solutes |  | 27 |
| 10869996016 | integral proteins | proteins that span the membrane. |  | 28 |
| 10869996017 | intermediate fibers | Moderately thick and mainly anchor organelles and enzymes to certain parts of the cell | 29 | |
| 10869999156 | intermediate filaments | Threadlike proteins in the cell's cytoskeleton that are roughly twice as thick as microfilaments |  | 30 |
| 10869999157 | isotonic | when the concentration of two solutions is the same | 31 | |
| 10869999158 | lipid | Energy-rich organic compounds, such as fats, oils, and waxes, that are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. |  | 32 |
| 10870002219 | lyse | Cell bursting |  | 33 |
| 10870002220 | lysosomes | An organelle containing hydrolytic enzymes that break down macromolecules |  | 34 |
| 10870005132 | membrane | thin, flexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell (semi-permeable and selectively permeable) |  | 35 |
| 10870005133 | microfilaments | Fine, threadlike proteins found in the cell's cytoskeleton and aid with structure and transportation | 36 | |
| 10870005134 | microtubules | Thick hollow tubes that make up the cilia, flagella, and spindle fibers. | 37 | |
| 10870007571 | mitochondria | Powerhouse of the cell, not part of endomembrane system |  | 38 |
| 10870007572 | mitosis | cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes |  | 39 |
| 10870007573 | molarity | the number of moles of solute per liter of solution, used when determining hypertonic and hypotonic solutions |  | 40 |
| 10870010398 | nuclear envelope | layer of two membranes that surrounds the nucleus of a cell | 41 | |
| 10870010399 | nucleolus | Found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes | 42 | |
| 10870013499 | oligosaccharides | short chains of three or more monosaccharides | 43 | |
| 10870013500 | osmosis | Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane |  | 44 |
| 10870044947 | Osmosis Passive | diffusion of particles across a membrane |  | 45 |
| 10871011186 | permeable | penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through |  | 46 |
| 10871011187 | peroxisome | A microbody containing enzymes that transfer hydrogen from various substrates to oxygen, producing and then degrading hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). |  | 47 |
| 10871011188 | peripheral protein | A protein loosely bound to the surface of a membrane or to part of an integral protein and not embedded in the lipid bilayer. |  | 48 |
| 10871015069 | phospholipid | a lipid that contains phosphorus and that is a structural component in cell membranes |  | 49 |
| 10871015070 | phospholipid bilayer | A double layer of phospholipids that makes up plasma and organelle membranes. | | 50 |
| 10871021059 | plasma membrane | A selectively-permeable phospholipid bilayer forming the boundary of the cells |  | 51 |
| 10871021060 | plasmodesmata | channels through cell walls that connect the cytoplasms of adjacent cells |  | 52 |
| 10871025071 | plasmolysis | Collapse of a walled cell's cytoplasm due to a lack of water |  | 53 |
| 10871025072 | plasmolyzed | plant cell in hypertonic solution |  | 54 |
| 10871025073 | pores | tiny openings in the cell membrane that allows certain substances to move in and out of the cell |  | 55 |
| 10871028229 | pressure potential | A component of water potential that consists of the physical pressure on a solution, which can be positive, zero, or negative, ZERO FOR LIVING THINGS |  | 56 |
| 10871032840 | prokaryotic | An organism whose cells do not have a membrane-bound nucleus |  | 57 |
| 10871032841 | protein synthesis | the formation of proteins by using information contained in DNA and carried by mRNA, happens at ribosome! |  | 58 |
| 10871035543 | ribosome | site of protein synthesis |  | 59 |
| 10871035544 | rough ER | ER that is dotted with ribosomes, abundant in cells that secrete proteins (because SO many ribosomes) |  | 60 |
| 10871035574 | semi-permeable | membranes that allow some substances through but not others |  | 61 |
| 10871038909 | smooth ER | no ribosomes, makes lipids, phospholipids, detoxifies alcohol and drugs, controls glycogen production in liver |  | 62 |
| 10871038910 | solute potential | A component of water potential that is proportional to the number of dissolved solute molecules in a solution and measures the effect of solutes on the direction of water movement; also called osmotic potential, it can be either zero or negative. |  | 63 |
| 10871042617 | tight junctions | prevent leakage of extracellular fluid across a layer of epithelial cells |  | 64 |
| 10871042618 | vacuole | Cell organelle that stores materials such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates |  | 65 |
| 10871042619 | vesicles cell | small membrane sacs that specialize in moving products into, out of, and within a cell |  | 66 |
| 10871045204 | water potential | The physical property predicting the direction in which water will flow, governed by solute concentration and applied pressure. |  | 67 |
