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Chapter 6 vocabulary
Microbiology
Question | Answer |
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Bulk transport | eukaryotes have an additional type of transport |
Cell receptor | (blank) |
Endocytosis | when a cell engulfs a large molecule |
Endoplasmic reticulum | cytoplasmic compartment of eukaryotic cells that is used for the translation of proteins |
Exocytosis | when a cell wants to secrete whole antibody molecules |
Golgi apparatus | cytoplasmic compartment of eukaryotic cells used for pachaging materials to be secreted |
Ligand | general term for any type of molecule that a receptor binds to |
Lysosomes | digestive organelles filled with toxic chemicals and degradative enzymes |
Mitochondria | cytoplasmic compartment of eukaryotic cells used for energy production |
Nuclei | cytoplasmic campartments of eukaryotic cells that are the defining characteristic of a eukaryote |
Phagocytes | one group of wbc's that travel to all parts of the body to clean up any problems--move by amoeboid motion--crawl along to find unwanted material |
Phagocytosis | one form of endocytosis--cel eating--also useful for ridding the cell of debris |
Pseudopodia | part of the cell that extends around the victim of phagocytosis and completely engulf it |
Vacuoles | cytoplasmic compartment of eukaryotic cells used for food or other strorage |
Vesicle | small, membrane bound sac formed by the cell receptor binds to a ligand--cell membrane then invaginates into cell and pinches off to form vesicle on inside with ligands inside vesicle |