Ch 7 Vocab Flashcards

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Hypotonic

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Lower concentration of solute outside than inside the cell

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Hypertonic

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Higher concentration of solute outside the cell than inside

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Isotonic

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Same concentration of water and solutes as inside a cell

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Eukaryotic

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Organism with membranebound nucleus and organelles

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Prokaryotic

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Unicellular organism without a nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles

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Nucleolus

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Where ribosomes are made

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Cytoskeleton

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Supporting network of protein fibers that provide a framework for the cell within the cytoplasm

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Active transport

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Energy required process and substances move across the plasma membrane against a concentration gradient

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Osmosis

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Diffusion of water across a permeable membrane

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Micro filaments

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Thin protein threads help give cell shape and enable cell parts and cell to move

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Ribosomes

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Simple cell organelle that helps manufacture protein

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Endoplasmic reticulum

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Membrane system in eukaryotic cell that is the site for protein and lipid synthesis

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Golgi apparatus

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Modifies and sorts and packages proteins and transports them to other organelles or out of the cell

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Lysosomes

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Vesicles that uses enzymes to digest excess or worn out cellular substances

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Chloroplast

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Captures light energy and converts it to chemical energy trough photosynthesis

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Mitochondria

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Converts fuel into energy for the rest of the cell

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Diffusion

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Movement of particles from a higher concentration to a lower concentration