Cell Membrane and Organelles Flashcards

Acts as a pressure vessel, preventing over-expansion when water enters the cell.

The material or protoplasm within a living cell, excluding the nucleus.

<p>Makes protein.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Maintain the integrity of genes and control the activities of the cell by regulating gene expression.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Encloses the nucleus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A small dense spherical structure in the nucleus of a cell during interphase.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The material of which the chromosomes of organisms other than bacteria are composed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Folds protein molecules in sacs called cisternae and transports synthesized proteins.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Modifies, sorts, and packages proteins for secretion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Produces energy currency of the cell, ATP, through respiration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Convert light energy of the sun into sugars that can be used by cells.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Contain cellular waste and isolate materials that may be harmful to the cell.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Remove wastes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Help with cell division in animal cells.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Transport work moving substances across cell membranes and supply energy needed for muscle contraction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process of particles moving through a solution from an area of higher number of particles to an area of lower number.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A condition in which all acting influences are balanced or canceled by equal opposing forces.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A movement of biochemicals across cell membranes without need of energy input.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The movement of ions or molecules across a cell membrane into a region of higher concentration, requiring energy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A process by which molecules of a solvent pass through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The movement of molecules from high concentration to low concentration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Proteins that exist in the cell membrane and serve as identifiers of the cell.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Proteins with a high specific affinity for binding agents that stimulate cellular activity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A protein created by an organism that increases the rate of chemical reactions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A protein that serves the function of moving other materials within an organism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Refers to two solutions having the same osmotic pressure across a semipermeable membrane.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A solution that has a greater concentration of solutes on the outside of a cell compared to the inside.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A solution that has a lower osmotic pressure than another solution.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A protein that transports specific substances through intracellular compartments.</p> Signup and view all the answers