Cells and Cell Processes Flashcards

One of the small bodies specialized to perform a specific function in a cell.

A single-celled organism lacking a nucleus.

<p>A cell that contains a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process through which early prokaryotic cells engulfed other cells and incorporated them as organelles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The organelle that contains the DNA and controls the processes of the cell.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Material inside the cell membrane that does not include the nucleus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Functions in the transport of substances such as proteins within the cytoplasm.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Involved in lipid synthesis, detoxification, and calcium storage.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A rigid structure that encloses, supports, and protects the cells of plants, algae, fungi, and most bacteria.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Stores materials such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Regulates what enters and leaves the cell.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sorts and packages cellular materials and transports them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An organelle that functions in the synthesis of proteins.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To break down certain materials in the cell using enzymes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Release energy from stored food molecules.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The organelle where ribosomes are made, synthesized, and partially assembled.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A highly porous membrane that separates the nucleus from the cytoplasm.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A small hole in the nuclear envelope through which substances pass.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A double layer of phospholipids that makes up plasma and organelle membranes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Located or occurring within a cell.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Located or occurring outside a cell.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The difference in the concentration of molecules across a distance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process by which molecules tend to move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An energy-requiring process that moves material across a cell membrane against a concentration difference.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The transport of substances through a cell membrane along a concentration gradient with the aid of carrier proteins.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A property of cell membranes that allows some substances to pass through, while others cannot.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The movement of materials through a cell membrane without using energy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process by which a cell takes material into the cell by infolding of the cell membrane.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process by which a substance is released from the cell through a vesicle.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The solution with the greater concentration of solutes when comparing two solutions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The solution with the lesser concentration of solutes when comparing two solutions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A solution with equal concentrations of solutes.</p> Signup and view all the answers