Biology Cells

Cellular Transport key words

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____ moves oxygen and carbon dioxide molecules from a high concentration to a low concentration
Diffusion
Water Moves across membranes by
Osmosis
A ______ protein is an integral membrane protein that helps move molecules across a cell membrane
Carrier
A cell placed in an ______ solution neither swells or shrinks because the concentration of molecules outside the cell is the same as the inside
Isotonic
A solution in which there is a higher concentration of molecules outside the cell than inside
Hypertonic
A concentration _____ forms whenever there is a difference in concentration between one place and another
Gradient
During _______ diffusion carrier proteins grap glucose molecules, change shape, and flip to the other side of the membrane, like a revolving door
Facilitated
_______ pressure is caused by water inside a plant cell pushing against the cell wall.
Tergor
The shrinking of plant cell membrane away from the cell wall when placed in a hypertonic solution is called _______
Plazmolisis
The swelling and bursting of animal cells when placed in a hypotonic solution is called _______
Cytolysis
Proteins (like carrier proteins) that stick into the cell membrane either part way or all the way through are called ______ proteins
Integral
Active transport requires _______ to move molecules across membranes
Energy
_____ is the molecule that provides the energy for active transport
ATP
Golgi bodies use ________ to release molecules outside the cell.
Exocytosis
The cell organelles that burns glucose and provides ATP for active transport are ___________
Mitochondria