a general term for the packages or areas inside a living cell that are specialized to carry out specific tasks so the cell can function and survive

structures found in animal cells but NOT plant cells; they are responsible for controlling cell division (mitosis)

these are considered to be the basic units of structure and function in living, multicellular organisms

the liquid material inside a living cell is otherwise known as this...

the site of amino acid linkage; function is similar to a protein 'assembly line' or 'manufacturing plant'

internal arrangement of microtubules and microfilaments used for maintaining cell shape and aids in cell division

part of the control center whose function is to provide the cell with the necessary 'parts' of the protein-making organelles

this is used primarily for storage of water, starch, or waste in plant cells - kind of like a living 'warehouse'

primary cell organelle that is surrounded by a double-membrane; contains genetic material (DNA) and is known as the 'brain' of the cell

produced by Golgi apparatus, cell membrane, or endoplasmic reticulum; these act as temporary storage packets and are often called the 'backpacks' of the cell

any of a variety of ways used to move materials across a cellular membrane that requires energy input from a living cell

literally, 'even balance'

literally, 'above normal tension or pressure'

type of passive transport that uses carrier molecules and/or channels to allow passage of materials across cellular membranes

form of active transport that is used to force positively-charged atomic particles across a membrane from low to high concentration

any of a variety of ways used to move materials across a cellular membrane that does not require energy input from a living cell

literally, 'process of moving into cells'

literally, 'a pouring out or scattering'

literally, 'below normal tension or pressure'

literally, 'process of cell drinking'

the two 'handles' used when carrying a microscope

literally, 'water-fearing' - these substances do not interact with water or other polar substances

molecules that have no overall positive or negative areas of charge - electrons are shared equally (or at least symmetrically) between atoms

literally, 'water-loving' - these substances interact well with water and other polar substances

specialized type of fat that has replaced one of its fatty acid chains with a polar phosphate group

proteins imbedded in the lipid bilayer that are used as 'ID cards' or 'name-tags' for living cells

proteins found in cellular membranes that are utilized to regulate movement across it - can be opened and closed

type of proteins found at the surface of plasma membranes that gather chemical information about a cell's environment

often portrayed as a 'hill', this is why substances generally flow passively in one direction or the other across a membrane