the cell Flashcards
A passive transport mechanism that involves the movement of particles
from an area of higher to lower concentration
diffusion
Form of vesicular transport that brings substances into the cell
endocytosis
Form of vesicular transport that releases substances outside the cell
exocytosis
Transport process involving the diffusion of a substance through
a channel protein
facilitated diffusion
Transport process in which water and dissolved particles are forced across
a membrane from an area of higher to lower pressure
filtration
Prepares proteins and packages them for export to other parts of the
body
golgi apparatus
Pressure exerted by water
hydrostatic pressure
Pertains to a solution that contains a higher concentration of solutes
compared to the fluid within the cell
hypertonic pressure
Pertains to a solution that contains a lower concentration of solutes
compared to the fluid within the cell
hypotonic pressure
Pertains to a solution in which the concentration of solutes in the solution is the same as the concentration of solutes in the cell
isotonic
Folds of a cell membrane that greatly increase the surface area of a cell to
facilitate absorption
microvilli
Organelle that converts organic compounds into ATP
mitochondria
Type of cell division in which the “mother” cells splits into two identical
daughter cells
mitosis
The cell’s “control center” that contains a complete set of 46 chromosomes
nucleus
The structures within the cell that perform specific tasks in cellular
metabolism
organelles
A passive transport mechanism involving the diffusion of water from an area of greater concentration of water (and a lesser concentration of solutes) to an area of lesser concentration of water (and a greater concentration of solutes)
osmosis