Cells vocab

Question 1

Unicellular organism without a nucleus

Answer 1

Prokaryote

Question 2

Organism whose cells contain nuclei

Answer 2

Eukaryote

Question 3

Collection of living matter enclosed by a barrier that separates the cell from its surroundings; basic unit of all forms of life

Answer 3

cell

Question 4

Process by which molecules tend to move from an area where they are more concentrated to an area where they are less concentrated

Answer 4

Diffusion

Question 5

Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane

Answer 5

Osmosis

Question 6

Partially allowing liquid or gasses to pass through it

Answer 6

Semi-permeable

Question 7

To come together

Answer 7

Converge

Question 8

Double layered sheet that forms the core of nearly all cell membranes

Answer 8

Lipid Bilayer

Question 9

To repel or not mix with water

Answer 9

Hydrophobic

Question 10

Able to mix, dissolve or become wet with water

Answer 10

Hydrophilic

Question 11

Specialized structure that performs important cellular functions within a eukaryotic cell

Answer 11

Organelle

Question 12

Material inside the cell membrane,not including the nucleus.

Answer 12

Cytoplasm

Question 13

The center of the atom which contains the protons and neutrons; in cells, structure that contains the cell’s genetic material (DNA) and controls the cells activities

Answer 13

Nucleus

Question 14

Stack of membranes in the cell that modifies, sorts and packages proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum

Answer 14

Gogli body apperatus

Question 15

Small particle in the cell on which proteins are assembled; made of RNA and protein

Answer 15

Ribosome

Question 16

Cell organelle that stores materials such as water, salts, proteins and carbohydrates

Answer 16

Vacuole

Question 17

Cell organelle that converts the chemical energy stored in food into compounds that are more convenient for the cell to use

Answer 17

Mitochondria

Question 18

Internal membrane system in cells in which lipid components of the cell membrane are assembled and some proteins are modified

Answer 18

Endoplasmic reticulum

Question 19

Organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy

Answer 19

Chloroplasts

Question 20

Thin flexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell

Answer 20

Cell membrane

Question 21

Energy-requiring process that moves material across a cell membrane against a concentration difference

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Active trans;ort

Question 22

Does not require energy to move substances across cell membranes

Answer 22

passive transport

Question 23

The mass of a solute in a gives volume of a solution, or mass/volume

Answer 23

Concentration

Question 24

Strong supporting layer around the cell membrane in plants, algae and some bacteria

Answer 24

Cell wall