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22 Cards in this Set
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A ball shaped protein used to make microfiliments
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Actin
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String like fibers that give the cell its shape are called...
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Microtubials
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The prefix cyto- means...
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Cell
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A chemical signal that is used to control some body functions
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Hormones
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An instrument used to magnify objects
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Microscope
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The molecules in cells that act as the main source of fuel
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ATP
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All living things are made of cells, cells are the basic units of life, only cells come from other cells
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Cell theory
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A solution in which the solute concentration is lower than that of another
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Hypotonic solution
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When the solute concentration is equal to that of another
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Isotonic solution
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When the solute concentration is higher than that of another
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Hypertonic solution
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Reproduction in which bacterial cells divide into two cells, both like the original
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Binary Fission
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A small structure within a cell
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Organelle
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The movement of water through the cell membrane
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Osmosis
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The movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
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Diffusion
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proteins float freely through the phospholipid bilayer
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Fluid Mosaic Model
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Two layers of phospholipids
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lipid bilayer
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Sticky coating that joins animal cells together
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Extracellular matrix
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Hydrophilic end of a phospholipid
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Phosphate molecule attached to a glycerol
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Fluid part of the cytoplasm
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Cytosol
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Membrane that separates a cell from its environment
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Plasma Membrane
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Can limit the kinds of molecules that pass through
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Selectively permeable membrane
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The hydrophobic part of a phospholipid
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Hydrophobic fatty acid tail
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