#hs/bio - - - | | | | | | ------ | -------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Number | Word | OWN definition (not copied) | Picture/example/analogy (you cannot use the same picture more than twice) | | 41 | Plasma membrane | The barrier of cells that is made of a phospholipid bilayer. | | | 42 | Fluid mosaic model | The idea that cell membranes can have different molecules embedded in them such as protein channels and cholesterol. | | | 43 | Phospholipids | biological macromolecules with hydrophilic heads and two hydrophobic tails. | | | 44 | Selective permeability | The idea that only certain molecules are able to pass through a cell membrane due to certain properties | | | 45 | Concentration gradient | The difference in concentration of a particular solute in solution | | | 46 | Passive transport | Molecules passing through a cell membrane with the concentration gradient (high to low) | | | 47 | Diffusion | Molecules passing through a membrane without a channel | | | 48 | Facilitated diffusion | Molecules passing through a membrane with a protein channel assisting | | | 49 | Active Transport | Molecules passing through a cell membrane against the concentration gradient; requires energy | | | 50 | Endo/exocytosis | The process of larger molecules entering or exiting a cell by some membrane forming a vesicle around the molecule | | | 51 | Osmosis | Water passing through a cell membrane (or other barrier) | | | 52 | Hypertonic | Relative term describing more solute in solution | | | 53 | Hypotonic | Relative term describing less solute in solution | | | 54 | Isotonic | Relative term describing equal solute in solution | | | 55 | Water potential | Value that describes the tendency of water two move between two solutions, water will move from higher water potential to lower water potential. | | | 56 | Solute potential / pressure potential | Two terms that sum to form water potential, higher solute = lower solute potential, more pressure = higher pressure potential | | | 57 | Surface area to volume ratio | The surface are of a cell divided by it's volume | | | 58 | Organelle | A part of a cell that can act mostly independently and performs a specific task. | | | 59 | Ribosomes | Parts of a cell that help to form the primary structure of new proteins. | | | 60 | Cytosol | The solution inside a cell that all organelles and parts reside in | | | 61 | Prokaryote | A more primitive type of cell with no nucleus, cell wall and no membrane-bound organelles | | | 62 | Eukaryote | A more complex type of cell that makes up plants and animals that includes a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles | | | 63 | Membrane-bound organelle | A complex part of a cell that includes a membrane separating it from the rest of the cell | | | 64 | Nucleus | A organelle in a cell that contains the DNA and genetic material for a cell | | | 65 | Endoplasmic Reticulum (rough & smooth) | Organelles that help to form both proteins and lipids respectively | | | 66 | Golgi | Organelle that helps to finish and package proteins for transport within or outside of the cell | | | 67 | Lysosomes | Organelles containing highly basic solution that helps to clean up the cell and assists in apoptosis. | | | 68 | Vacuole | Containers in cells that contain water or other materials for the cell | | | 69 | Mitochondria | The powerhouse of the cell! | | | 70 | Chloroplasts | Organelles in plants that can take in sunlight and convert it to energy | | | 71 | Cytoskeleton | Part of a cell that helps to resist mechanical deformations | | | 72 | Cell wall | More rigid barrier in both plant cells and prokaryotes. | |