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Ch. 3 Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cell theory | the movement of substances across a cell membrane without the use of energy by the cell |
| diffusion | the movement of particles from regions of higher density to regions of lower density |
| concentration gradient | a difference in the concentration of a substance across a distance |
| osmosis | the diffusion of water or another solvent from a more dilute solution to a more concentrated solution through a membrane that is permeable to the solvent |
| isotonic | solution that has an equal concentration of dissolved particles compared with another solution |
| hypertonic | describes a solution whose solute concentration inside a cell |
| hypotonic | describes a solution whose solute concentration inside a cell |
| facilitated diffusion | the transport of substances through a cell membrane along a concentration gradient with the aid of carrier proteins |
| active transport | the movement of chemical substances, usually across the cell membrane, against a concentration gradient; requires cells to use energy |
| endocytosis | the process by which a cell membrane surrounds a particle and encloses the particle in a vesicle to bring the particle into the cell |
| phagocytosis | uptake of a solid particle into a cell by engulfing the particle |
| exocytosis | the process by which a substance is released from the cell through a vesicle that transports the substance to the cell surface and then fuses with the membrane to let the substance |
| cytoplasm | |
| organelle | |
| prokaryotic cell | |
| eukaryotic cell | |
| cytoskeleton | |
| nucleus | |
| endoplasm reticulum | |
| ribosome | |
| Golgi apparatus | |
| vesicle | |
| mitochondrion | |
| vacuole | |
| lysosome | |
| centriole | |
| cell wall | |
| chloroplast | |
| cell membrane | |
| phospholipid | |
| fluid mosaic model | |
| selective permeability | |
| receptor |