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G.R.A.C.E & cells
Unit 1 Mrs. King PSHS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| prokaryotic | a cell lacking a nucleus and most other organelles |
| organelle | part of a cell with a specific function (job) |
| eukaryotic | a cell with a nucleus and other internal organelles |
| virus | a type of bacteria that makes people very sick and destroys the body |
| selectively permeable membrane | membrane that allows some substances to pass through more easily than others and blocks the passage of some substances all together |
| passive transport | diffusion across a membrane needing only the random motion of molecules |
| diffusion | the net movement of the particles of a substance from wher they are most concentrated to where it is least concentrated |
| cell | basic unit of structure for all organisms; has a nucleus and cell membrane/wall |
| active transport | movement of molecules across a membrane needing energy to be used by the cell to make it happen |
| osmosis | passive transport of WATER across a selectively permeable membrane |