Cell Biology Vocab Flashcards (Matching Quiz)

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering key cellular structures, organelles, and transport processes.

Plasma Membrane

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Cytoplasm

Holds the internal parts of the cell in place & gives the cell shape.

Flagella

Long, whip-like extensions of the plasma membrane

Ribosomes

Makes proteins

Interphase

The period between two cell divisions where somatic cells spend most of their time.

Active Transport

Requires energy

Passive Transport

No energy required

Lysosomes

Removal/digestive organelles

Hypotonic

Has a lower solute concentration to the cell (water enters cell)

Hypertonic

Has a higher solute concentration than the cell (water leaves cell)

Golgi apparatus

Modifies, packages, and stores lysosomes

Osmosis

Diffusion of water molecules across a selectively permeable membrane

Cilia

Long, slender extensions of the plasma membrane

Diffusion

The movement of a substance from higher concentration to lower concentration

Nucleolus

Assembles ribosomes & detects cellular stress.

ER

Network of membranous channels throughout the cytoplasm w/ the nuclear envelope.

Mitosis

Duplication of chromosomes & their separation into 2 identical sets

Isotonic

Has equal concentration of solute as the cell.