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dpagan- Cellular Bio
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| phospholipid bilayer | two-layer "sandwich" of molecules that surrounds a cell |
| facilitated diffusion | pathway provided by transport proteins that helps certain molecules pass through a membrane |
| endocytosis | process of taking material into a cell within vesicles that bud inward from the plasma membrane |
| active transport | movement of molecules across a membrane requiring energy to be expended by the cell |
| movement of molecules across a membrane requiring energy to be expended by the cell | passive transport of water across a selectively permeable membrane |
| passive transport | diffusion across a membrane requiring only the random motion of molecules with no energy expended by the cell |
| exocytosis | process of exporting proteins from a cell by a vesicle fusing with the plasma membrane and spilling the proteins outside the cell |
| isotonic | having a solute concentration equal to that of another solution |
| hypertonic | having a higher concentration of solute than another solution |
| hypotonic | having a lower concentration of solute than another solution |
| fermentation | cellular process of making ATP without oxygen |
| photosynthesis | process by which plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars |
| cellular respiration | chemical process that uses oxygen to convert chemical energy stored in organic molecules into ATP (adenosine triphosphate) |
| chlorophyll | pigment that gives a chloroplast its green color; uses light energy to split water molecules during photosynthesis |
| ATP | (adenosine triphosphate) main energy source that cells use for most of their work |
| anaerobic | without oxygen |
| aerobic | requiring oxygen |