Biology Chapter 7 Vocab - Cells and Cell Transport

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Basic unit of structure and organization of all living organisms

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cell

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Flexible, selectively permeable boundary controlling cell entry/exit

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plasma membrane

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Microscopic, unicellular organism without a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles.

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Prokaryotic cell.

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Cell theory

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Organisms are made of one or more cells.

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Unicellular organism with membrane-bound nucleus and organelles; larger and more complex than prokaryotic cell.

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Eukaryotic cell

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Supporting network of protein fibers providing cell framework in cytoplasm.

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Cytoskeleton

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Protein that moves substances or wastes through the plasma membrane

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Transport protein

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Short, hairlike projection for cell movement

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Cilium

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Passive transport of ions and small molecules via transport proteins.

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Facilitated diffusion.

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A solution with equal water and solute concentration as a cell, keeping its normal shape without net water movement.

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isotonic solution