Cell Vocabulary Vocab

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  1. 3. the diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane
  2. 4. two or more elements that are chemically combined
  3. 6. permeable a property of cell membranes that allows some substances to pass through, while others cannot
  4. 10. device that produces magnified images of structures that are too small to see with the unaided eye
  5. 12. rod-shaped cell structures that convert energy in food molecules to energy the cell can use to carry out its functions
  6. 17. transport The movement of materials through a cell membrane using cellular energy
  7. 19. cell organelle filled with enzymes needed to break down certain materials in the cell
  8. 20. a structure in the cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and uses it to produce food
  9. 21. storage structures for food, water, minerals, waste
  10. 22. transport The movement of materials through a cell membrane without using energy
  11. 23. large organic molecule made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur
  12. 25. control center of the cell
  13. 26. specialized proteins that speed up chemical reactions
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  1. 1. acid small units that are linked together chemically to form large protein molecules
  2. 2. the process by which molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration
  3. 5. bodies organelles that package cellular material and transport them within the cell or out of the cell
  4. 7. reticulum A cell structure that forms a maze of passageways in which proteins and other materials are carried from one part of the cell to another.
  5. 8. energy-rich organic compound (fat, oil, wax) that's made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
  6. 9. a jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the organelles are suspended.
  7. 11. A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within the cell.
  8. 13. compound made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms; major source of energy for the human body
  9. 14. ribonucleic acid; a nucleic acid that plays an important role in the production of proteins
  10. 15. Deoxyribonucleic acid; the genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring.
  11. 16. organelles made of protein and RNA that direct protein synthesis in the cytoplasm
  12. 18. any substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances
  13. 24. membrane thin, flexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell