Nerve
________ and muscle cells have gated ion channel proteins to enable the flow of charged ions such as sodium and potassium present in the sodium potassium pump of action potentials.
osmosis
When water utilizes facilitated diffusion, it is called ________.
Plants
________ generally have a large central water vacuole which stores water and ions.
hydrophobic fatty acid tails
The ________ are what controls the movement of substances described above.
Bound
________ ribosomes are attached to the rough endoplasmic reticulum and mainly make proteins for export.
external environment
The membrane acts like a barrier separating the inside of the cell from the ________ of the cell.
eukaryotes
Many unicellular ________ have contractile vacuoles to pump water out of the cell.
phagocytosis
In ________, the cell engulfs a large molecule, and brings it into the cell.
Carbon dioxide
________ and oxygen gas frequently rely on simple diffusion in order to enter and exit the cell membrane.
Calvin Cycle
The proximity of the stroma to the thylakoids allows for the sharing of products between the ________ (which happens in the stroma) and the light- dependent reactions.
exocytosis
When molecules are secreted from the cell, it is called ________.
large vesicles
Are ________ which store many different things, such as food or water.
Molecules
________ can not pass through the phospholipid bilayer of the plasma membrane easily when particles are either charged or polar.
Aquaporins
________ are essential for plant cells, red blood cells.
inner membrane
The inside of the ________ is called the mitochondrial matrix, which is the site of the Krebs Cycle.
solute
When ________ binds to the receptor, the plasmid pulls away creating a vesicle with the ________.
surface area
The cell reaches a point where the ________ doesnt allow enough nutrients to pass that the cell needs it divides.
endoplasmic reticulum
The ________ (ER), made up of two parts, serves to make other products that the cell needs.
RNA
In prokaryotes, ________ is converted to proteins right after being made from DNA, as they do not have a nucleus or endoplasmic reticulum.
ATP
Uses energy, in the form of ________, to transport molecules against their concentration gradient.
hydrophilic heads
The structure of the membrane, with the hydrophobic tails and ________, the cellular membrane has selective permeability.
Ribosomes
________ synthesize proteins according to mRNA sequences that they receive during the process of translation.
passive movement
Is a(n) ________ of a substance from an area of higher to lower concentration.
Mitochondria
________ also have their own circular DNA.
form of passive transport
Facilitated dIffusion is a(n) ________ which does NOT require energy.
hypotonic solution
A(n) ________ is one that has LESS solute than the inside of the cell.
chloroplast
The ________ is made up of the stroma, or liquid filling of the ________, and the thylakoids, flat sacs of membranes that allow for the absorption of light.
hypertonic solution
A(n) ________ is one that has MORE solute in it than there is inside of the cell.
Active transport
________ may also be used for large or bulky molecules or to transport large quantities of small molecules.
isotonic solution
A(n) ________ is one that has EQUAL solute in it to that of the cell.
eukaryotic cells
In ________, after RNA is made from DNA in the process of transcription, it moves to the ribosome to go through the process of translation.
lysosome
The ________ is also used to recycle and digest old or damaged parts of the cell.
movement of water
The ________ inside and out of the cell is essential to its survival.
Carrier proteins
________ provide an easy way for hydrophilic molecules to pass through the concentration gradient.
site of translation
They are the ________ and are responsible for making all of the proteins for the cell.
Passive transport
________ occurs when molecules go down the concentration gradient.
Channel proteins
________ are laid throughout the membrane to provide a Hydrophilic passage through for the molecules to avoid the Hydrophobic core.
Proteins
________ can be hydrophobic, hydrophilic, charged, uncharged, polar, or non- polar depending on the configuration of the amino acids in the protein.
Free ribosomes
________ are in the cytosol and make proteins that stay in the cell for various functions.
inner foldings
The ________ of the mitochondria membrane, referred to as cristae, are essential to the increased surface area of the inner membrane.
cell gulps
The ________ "surrounding solutes into small vesicles that are covered in a layer of protein.
transport vesicle
A(n) ________ from the Golgi apparatus moves along the microtubules in the cell until it reaches the plasma membrane.
cell membrane
The ________ also has glycoproteins and glycolipids attached to it along with steroids.
endosymbiotic theory states
The ________ that an early ancestor of eukaryotic cells engulfed a prokaryotic cell, and the prokaryotic became an endosymbiont, a cell living in another cell.
Osmosis
________ allows organisms to control their internal solute composition and water potential.
surface area
By reducing the amount of competing space and ________, and also reducing the amount of competing reactions, eukaryotic cells are able to be more efficient than prokaryotic cells.
RNA
The ________ has to move out of the nucleus to either a free- standing ribosome or to the rough endoplasmic reticulum.
Lysosomes
________ can digest foods by using phagocytosis or engulfing nutrients to digest them.
Carrier proteins
________ alter their shape to allow the flow of molecules through the concentration gradient of the membrane similarly to an enzyme substrate complex.
passive movement
Is also a(n) ________ of a substance from an area of higher to lower concentration.
2.1 Cell structure
subcellular components
Models of the plasma membrane are given the name
fluid mosaic model
This process is aided by proteins located on the plasma membrane (membrane proteins) such as transport proteins
Channel proteins and carrier proteins