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40 Cards in this Set
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DIFFUSION OF WATER |
OSMOSIS
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SUBSTANCE THAT UNDERGOES OSMOSIS |
H2O |
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FORM OF ENDOCYTOSIS THAT INVOLVES ENGULPHING LIQUIDS. (AKA. "CELL-DRINKING") |
PINOCYTOSIS |
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PROTEIN THAT SPANS THE WIDTH OF THE PLASMA MEMBRANE |
TRANSMEMBRANE |
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A TYPE OF MOLECULE THAT LOVES WATER!!! |
HYDROPHILIC |
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SOLUTION WHICH IS LESS CONCENTRATED RELATIVE TO A SECOND SOLUTION |
HYPOTONIC |
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PORTION OF A SOLUTION THAT IS PRESENT IN THE LARGER QUANTITY |
SOLVENT |
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THE COMMON NAME FOR A 'LIPID' |
FAT |
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PORTION OF THE PLASMA MEMBRANE THAT IS HYDROPHILIC |
PHOSPHATE HEAD |
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A TYPE OF PROTEIN THAT SPEEDS UP CHEMICAL REACTIONS |
ENZYME |
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EXTRA-CELLULAR FLUID (IE. AREA OUTSIDE OF THE CELL) |
ECF |
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THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AN ANIMAL CELL IS PLACED INTO A HYPERTONIC SOLUTION |
CRENATION |
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THIS IS THE RESULT OF PLACING A PLANT CELL INTO A HYPOTONIC SOLUTION |
TURGOR PRESSURE |
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ENERGY CURRENCY OF THE CELL |
ATP |
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THIS IS A STRUCTURE CELLS HAVE TO INCREASE THEIR SURFACE AREA |
VILLI |
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THIS IS THE AREA WHERE RECEPTORS ARE LOCATED ON THE CELL MEMBRANE |
COATED PITS |
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THIS IS WHAT THE PLASMA MEMBRANE IS COMPOSED OF |
PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER |
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AN ORGANELLE THAT ONLY PLANT CELLS HAVE |
CELL WALL |
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THIS IS ACHIEVED WHEN SOLUTIONS ON BOTH SIDES OF A SEMI-PERMEABLE MEMBRANE ARE THE SAME CONCENTRATION |
EQUILBRIUM |
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THIS IS A FORM OF ENDOCYTOSIS IN WHICH SOLID PARTICLES ARE ENGULFED BY THE CELL (AKA. "CELL-EATING") |
PHAGOCYTOSIS |
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THIS IS A FORM OF ACTIVE TRANSPORT IN WHICH SOLUTE EXITS THE CELL |
EXOCYTOSIS |
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THIS IS A FORM OF TRANSPORT WITHIN THE CELL WHICH REQUIRES NO ENERGY INPUT |
PASSIVE TRANSPORT |
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THIS TYPE OF PROTEIN IS FOUND ON THE SURFACE OF MEMBRANES |
PERIPHERAL |
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THIS IS THE CURRENT ACCEPTED MODEL FOR THE CELL MEMBRANE |
FLUID MOSAIC MODEL |
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THIS TYPE OF PROTEIN IS FOUND EMBEDDED WITHIN THE CELL MEMBRANE |
INTEGRAL |
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THIS IS A TYPE OF SUBSTANCE THAT IS SIMULTANEOUSLY HYDROPHILIC AND HYDROPHOBIC |
AMPHIPATHIC |
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THIS IS A TYPE OF PROTEIN THAT ASSISTS IN FACILITATED DIFFUSION AND FORMS A TUNNEL THROUGH THE CELL MEMBRANE |
CHANNEL PROTEIN |
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THIS IS A SMALL MOLECULE WHICH IS OFTEN FOUND IN THE CELL MEMRANE (TOO MUCH CAN KILL YOU!!!) |
CHOLESTEROL |
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CELLS WANT TO DECREASE THEIR VOLUME IN ORDER TO INCREASE THIS |
SURFACE AREA |
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THIS INCREASES AS OBJECTS INCREASE IN SIZE (HINT: NOT SURFACE AREA :) ) |
VOLUME |
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THIS IS A SMALLER VERSION OF A VACUOLE |
VESICLE |
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THIS IS A MEASURE OF A SOLUTION'S TONICITY |
CONCENTRATION GRADIENT |
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THIS IS THE BROAD CATEGORY WHICH INCLUDES PHAGOCYTOSIS, PINOCYTOSIS AND RECEPTOR MEDIATED ____________________. |
ENDOCYTOSIS |
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THIS IS A SOLUTION WHICH IS HIGHER IN SOLUTE CONCENTRATION THAN THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT |
HYPERTONIC |
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THIS IS AN ANALOGY FOR THE CELL MEMBRANE |
GATE-KEEPER |
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THIS IS THE LAYMAN'S TERM FOR HYDROPHILIC |
"WATER-LOVING" |
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THIS IS THE WORD USED WHEN A SUBSTANCE IS UNABLE TO PASS THROUGH A MEMBRANE |
IMPERMEABLE |
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THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A PLANT CELL IS PLACED IN A HYPERTONIC ENVIRONMENT |
PLASMOLYSIS |
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THIS IS A TYPE OF PROTEIN USED IN BOTH ACTIVE AND PASSIVE TRANSPORT (HINT: LOCK AND KEY) |
CARRIER PROTEIN |
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THIS IS THE TERM USED TO DESCRIBE A TYPE OF MEMBRANE THAT ALLOWS SOME SUBSTANCES TO PASS THROUGH BUT NOT OTHERS |
SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE |