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| 6713037878 | active transport | Energy-requiring process that moves material across a cell membrane against a concentration difference |  | 0 |
| 6713037879 | apoptosis | A type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself | 1 | |
| 6713039630 | aquaporin | water channel protein in a cell |  | 2 |
| 6713041141 | carrier protein | a protein that transports substances across a cell membrane |  | 3 |
| 6713041142 | cell wall | A rigid layer of nonliving material that surrounds the cells of plants and some other organisms. |  | 4 |
| 6713045775 | cytoskeleton | A network of fibers that holds the cell together, helps the cell to keep its shape, and aids in movement |  | 5 |
| 6713045776 | diffusion | Passive movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration. |  | 6 |
| 6713048097 | endocytosis | A process in which a cell engulfs extracellular material through an inward folding of its plasma membrane. |  | 7 |
| 6713048098 | 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. |  | 8 |
| 6713049492 | golgi apparatus (body) | A system of membranes that modifies and packages proteins for export by the cell |  | 9 |
| 6713049493 | hypertonic | In comparing two solutions, referring to the one with a greater solute concentration. | 10 | |
| 6713049494 | hypotonic | In comparing two solutions, referring to the one with a lower solute concentration. | 11 | |
| 6713050728 | isotonic | Having the same solute concentration as another solution. | 12 | |
| 6713050729 | lysosome | An organelle containing digestive enzymes |  | 13 |
| 6713052928 | plasma membrane | A selectively-permeable phospholipid bilayer forming the boundary of the cells |  | 14 |
| 6713052929 | phospholipid | A molecule that is a constituent of the inner bilayer of biological membranes, having a polar, hydrophilic head and a nonpolar, hydrophobic tail. |  | 15 |
| 6713054163 | plasmolysis | A phenomenon in walled cells in which the cytoplasm shrivels and the plasma membrane pulls away from the cell wall; occurs when the cell loses water to a hypertonic environment. |  | 16 |
| 6713054164 | prokaryotic cell | A type of cell lacking a membrane-enclosed nucleus and membrane-enclosed organelles. |  | 17 |
| 6713056422 | ribosome | organelles that synthesize proteins; found in all cells |  | 18 |
| 6713056423 | selectively permeable | a property of cell membranes that allows some substances to pass through, while others cannot | 19 | |
| 6713059362 | facilitated diffusion | Movement of specific molecules across cell membranes through protein channels |  | 20 |
| 6713059363 | nucleus | A cell structure that contains nucleic acids, the chemical instructions that direct all the cell's activities. |  | 21 |
| 6713059364 | osmosis | Diffusion of water | 22 | |
| 6713061843 | exocytosis | Process by which a cell releases large amounts of material |  | 23 |
| 6713063996 | vacuole | Cell organelle that stores materials such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates; found mostly in plants |  | 24 |
