Cell Biology & Transport Review

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Which type of passive transport focuses on the movement of water through the membrane?

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Osmosis

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Osmosis

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What term describes a solution that has the same solute concentration inside of and outside of the cell?

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Isotonic

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Osmosis

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The cell shrunk in size, which means it was placed in a ____ solution.

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Hypertonic

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Osmosis

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What part of the cell regulates what can enter and leave the cell?

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Cell Membrane

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Cell Organelles

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Why does active transport require energy?

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The cell is moving something against its concentration gradient

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Osmosis

diffusion

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In which case would a cell most likely shrink?

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when placed in a solution containing a high salt concentration

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Osmosis

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What do you call the tiny cell structures inside a cell that carry out a specific function within the cell?

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Organelles

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Cell Organelles

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Which type of cells do not have a membrane bound nucleus or any membrane bound organelles?

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Prokaryotic Cells

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Prokaryotes & Eukaryotes

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What is the cell's control center that directs all activities of the cell?

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Nucleus

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Cell Organelles

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Which organelle is known as the "powerhouse" of the cell because it converts energy in food molecules to energy the cell can use to carry out its functions?

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Mitochondria

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Cell Organelles