Cell Membrane & Transport Crossword
Across
- 5. Molecules move down this in passive transport.
- 7. These are embedded in the phospholipid bilayer to help move materials.
- 8. The passive movement of solutes through a channel protein.
- 10. Describes the membrane, allowing some materials to pass but not all.
- 11. The majority of the cell membrane is composed of this.
- 12. Type of transport that requires no energy from the cell.
- 14. A solution with a higher concentration of solutes than another solution.
- 15. A solution with a lower concentration of solutes than another solution.
- 16. A solution with the same concentration of solutes as another solution.
- 17. Requires energy to move molecules against a concentration gradient.
Down
- 1. Part of a phospholipid that repels water.
- 2. Process where the cell membrane forms a vesicle to bring material into the cell.
- 3. Process where a vesicle releases material from the cell.
- 4. Part of a phospholipid that is attracted to water.
- 6. The outer layer of cells.
- 9. The movement of solutes from high to low concentration through the membrane.
- 11. Immune cells consume materials, including pathogens.
- 13. The diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane.