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biology chapter7 #2
cells part 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cell membrane | thin, flexible barrier around a cell; regulars what enters and leaves the cell |
| cell wall | strong supporting layer around the cell membrane in plants, algae, and some bacteria |
| lipid bilayer | doube-layered sheet that forms the core of nearly all cell membranes |
| concentration | the mass of solute in a given volume of solution, or mass/volume |
| diffusion | prices by which molecules tend to move from an area where they are more concentrated to an area where they are less concentrated |
| equilibrium | when the concentration of a solute is the same throughout a solutions |
| osmosis | diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane |
| isotonic | when the concentration of two solutions is the same |
| hypertonic | when comparing two solutions, the solution with the greater concentration of solutes |
| hypotonic | when comparing two solutions, the solution with the lesser concentration of solutes |
| facilitated diffusion | movement of specific molecules across cell membranes through protein channels |
| active transport | energy-requiring process that moves material across a cell membrane against a concentration difference |
| endocytosis | the process of taking material into the cell by means of infoldings, or pockets, of the cell membrane |
| phagocytosis | when extensions of cytoplasm surround a particle and package it within a food vacuole |
| pinocytosis | process by which a cell takes in liquid from the surrounding environment |
| exocytosis | the membrane of the vacuole surrounding the material fuses with the cell membrane, forcing the contents out of the cell |
| cell specialization | when cells throughout an organism can develop in different ways to perform different tasks |
| tissue | is a group of similar cells that perform a particular function |
| organ | a group of many tissues that work together to perform a specific function |
| organ system | a group of organs that work together to perform a specific function |