Unit 3 vocab
Across
- 5. Organisms whose cells lack a nucleus and other organelles
- 6. Organelle that prepares proteins and lipid (fat) molecules for use in other places inside and outside the cell
- 8. Movement of molecules from an area of high concentration of the molecules to an area with a lower concentration
- 9. Organelle that acts as storage
- 12. Process for moving large molecules out of the cell to the cell exterior by pushing them out in a vessel
- 15. Barrel shaped organelle inside animal cells that are made of microtubules and are involved in cell division
- 16. The smallest unit that can live on its own and that makes up all living organisms
- 19. Membrane inside a cell through which proteins and other molecules move
- 22. Two-layered arrangement of phosphate and lipid molecules that form a cell membrane
- 23. Movement of water molecules from a solution with a high concentration to low
- 29. Cell or organism that possesses a clearly defined nucleus
- 30. Diffusion that uses specialized proteins to help larger molecules move across a cell membrane
- 31. Cell structure that has one or more specific jobs to perform in the cell
- 32. Process where membrane proteins transport molecules across cells for low to high concentration, requires ATP
- 33. A solution that has a higher concentration of solute compared to the cell
Down
- 1. A solution that has the same solute concentration and water concentration inside and outside the cell
- 2. Ability of the cell membrane to control the flow of substances in and out of the cell
- 3. The cellular machinery responsible for making proteins
- 4. Rigid, external layer that is only found in plant cells that is specifically designed to provide structural support and rigidity
- 7. triphosphate(ATP): The source of energy for use and storage at the cellular level
- 10. Process by which cells take in substances from outside of the cell by engulfing them in a vesicle
- 11. A substance that can be dissolved into a solution by a solvent
- 13. Cells with the potential to develop into many different types of cells in the body
- 14. A solution that has a lower concentration of solute compared to the cell
- 15. Organelle within the cells of plants and certain algae that is the site of photosynthesis
- 17. Organelle that contains digestive enzymes
- 18. The processes by which stem cells become mature cells with specific functions
- 20. Separates the interior of the cell from the outside environment
- 21. An instrument that can be used to observe small objects, even cells
- 24. A substance with the ability to dissolve other substances (solutes) to form a solution
- 25. The membrane found in all cells that separates the interior of the cell from the outside environment
- 26. The membrane-enclosed organelle within a cell that contains the chromosomes
- 27. The gelatinous liquid that fills the inside of a cell
- 28. Organelle that produces the energy necessary for the cell's survival and functioning(ATP)