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Lesson 16
Lesson 16/Cell Physiology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| /ase | enzyme suffix |
| iso/ | same, equal |
| /ity (noun) | the state of |
| /phase (noun) | phase or portion |
| /sstatic (adjective) | control, hold in |
| active transport | uses energy to transport elements across a membrane |
| anabolic | relating to building up a molecule |
| anabolism | building up a molecule |
| anaphase | one of the phases of cell reproduction |
| anucleate | without nuclei |
| binucleate | cells with two nuclei |
| C, carbon | element in protein |
| hexa/ | six |
| catabolic | relating to breaking down a molecule |
| centromere | point where two chromatids join |
| chromatid | one of the paired chromosome strands |
| concentration gradient | difference in concentration between two areas |
| daughter cell | in cell reproduction two ells with identical nuclei |
| dialysis | diffusion of particles dissolved in water |
| diffusion | method of passive transport of elements across a membrane |
| electrolyte | element with a charge |
| ferr/o | iron |
| Fe, iron | a trace element |
| filtration | method of passive transport that pushes molecules through a membrane |
| funtional | functional protein carries out the work that a cell does |
| ferrous | relating to iron |
| H, hydrogen | element in protein |
| hydrostatic | water pressure |
| hypertonic | solution with more solutes than cytoplasm of cell |
| hypertonicity | state of being hypertonic |
| hypotonic | solution with fewer solutes than cytoplasm of cell |
| hypotonicity | state of being hypotonic |
| I, iodine | trace element |
| interphase | period between mitotic activity |
| ion | element with a charge |
| isotonic | fluids with same concentration of solutes as cytoplasm |
| K, potassium | trace element |
| metabolic | relating to basic function of cell |
| metabolism | basic function of cell |
| metaphase | one of the phases of cell reproduction |
| tonic | producing and restoring normal tone |
| tonicity | condition of concentration of solutes |
| multi/ | many |
| multinucleate | cell with many nuclei |
| N, nitrogen | element in protein |
| Na, sodium | trace element |
| osm/o | smell |
| osmosis | diffusion of water |
| passive transport | particles move across a membrane without using energy |
| permease | chemical that carries another molecule across cell membrane |
| phagocytosis | "eating" method of bringing material into the cell |
| pin/o | sip |
| pinocytosis | "sipping" method of bringing material into the cell |
| prophase | one of the phases of cell reproduction |
| proteins | important building product of cell |
| selective permeability | ability to choose which things pass through a membrane |
| sodium pump | permease that carries sodium |
| solute | substance dissolved in a solvent |
| structural | type of protein to build new cells and cell parts |
| tel/o | distant |
| telophase | one of the phases of cell reproduction |
| crenate, crenation | collapsed cell |
| trace element | very small amounts of elements |
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