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Marissa Russo
7.1 and 7.2 Vocabulary
Cells | Basic units of living organisms |
Compound Light Microscope | Uses a series of lenses to magnify objects in steps. |
Cell Theory | Is made up of three main ideas |
Electron Microscope | Uses beam of electrons instead of light to magnify structures |
Prokaryotes | Cells that don't have membrane bound organelles. |
Eukaryotes | Multicellular organism |
Nucleus | The central membrane |
Plasma Membrane | the flexible boundary between the cell and its environment to allow a steady supply of these nutrients to come into the cell no matter what the external conditions are |
Selective Permeability | A process in which a membrane allows some molecules to pass through while keeping others out |
Phospholipid | has a glycerol backbone two fatty acid chains and a phosphate group |
Fluid Mosaic Model | Model for Plasma Membrane |
Transport Proteins | Move need substance or waste materials through the plasma membrane |