Homeostasis Study Guide Flashcards
A membrane that allows only certain molecules to pass through it is called _____
Semi-permeable
Bacteria cells are different than regular animals cells because bacteria cells do not have _____
Membrane bound organelles
What is the smallest unit that can carry on all of the processes of life?
A cell
Cells of regular animals are prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
Eukaryotic
Which structure/organelle controls the transport of materials in and out of the cell?
Cell membrane
Hydrophillic means what?
“Water loving”
The cell membrane is consists of what?
Lipids and proteins
What is exocytosis?
The cell “spitting out” particles or materials from inside the cell to outside the cell.
What is a eukaryotic cell?
A cell with membrane bound organelles.
In what kind of solution does the water move into a cell?
Hypotonic
In what kind of solution does the water move out of a cell?
Hypertonic
What happens to water when a cell is placed into a strong sugar solution?
The water leaves the cell.
What happens to the relationship between the surface area and the volume as a cell grows?
The volume grows more than the surface area.
Do you understand multicellular vs. unicellular?
No? Study it.
Do you understand prokaryotic vs. eukaryotic?
No? Study it.
