Across
- 3. holding as much water or moisture as can be absorbed
- 9. It is the structural backbone of lipid molecules
- 10. the process of capturing a substance or particle from outside the cell by engulfing it with the cell membrane
- 11. process of transporting molecules from one side of the membrane to the other without any energy requirements
- 13. a barrier to the passage of molecules and ions into and out of the cell
- 14. a carboxylic acid consisting of a hydrocarbon chain and a terminal carboxyl group
Down
- 1. a process by which the contents of a cell vacuole are released to the exterior through fusion of the vacuole membrane with the cell membrane
- 2. the state or quality of a material or membrane that causes it to allow liquids or gases to pass through it
- 4. lacking an affinity for water
- 5. the movement of water molecules from a solution with a high concentration of water molecules to a solution with a lower concentration of water molecules
- 6. microscopic membrane of lipids and proteins which forms the external boundary of the cytoplasm of a cell or encloses a vacuole
- 7. a type of passive transport
- 8. water loving
- 12. the movement of ions or molecules across a cell membrane into a region of higher concentration
