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| The transport of dissolved substances into cells |
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| The breakdown of absorbed substances |
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| The breakdown of food molecules with a release of energy |
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| The removal of soluble waste materials |
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| The removal of non-soluble waste materials |
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| The release of biosynthesized substances for use by other cells |
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| Maintaining the status quo in a cell |
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| A rigid substance on the outside of certain cells, usually plant and bacteria cells |
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| The thin film between the cell walls of adjacent plant cells |
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| The semipermeable membrane between the cell contents and either the cell wall or the cell's surroundings |
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| A jelly-like fluid inside the cell in which the organelles are suspended |
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| Substances in which at least one atom has an imbalance of protons and electrons |
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| The motion of the cytoplasm which results in a coordinated movement of the cell's organelles |
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| The organelles in which nutrients are converted to energy |
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| The organelle in animal cells responsible for hydrolysis reactions which break down proteins, polysaccharides, disaccharides, and some lipids |
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| Non-membrane-bound organelles responsible for protein synthesis |
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| Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) |
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| An organelle composed of an extensive network of folded membranes which perform several tasks within a cell |
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| ER that is dotted with ribosomes |
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| The organelles where proteins and lipids are stored and then modified to suit the needs of the cell |
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| Organelles that store starches or oils |
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| Organelles that contain pigments used in photosynthesis |
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| A large vacuole that rests at the center of most plant cells and is filled with a solution which contains a high concentration of solutes |
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| Vacuoles that contain the waste products of digestion |
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| The process by which a cell engulfs foreign substances or other cells |
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| A vacuole that holds the matter which a cell engulfs |
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| Vesicle formed at the plasma membrane to allow the absorption of large molecules |
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| Vesicle that holds secretion products so that they can be transported to the plasma membrane and released |
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| Spiral strands of protein molecules that form a rope-like structure |
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| A highly-porous membrane that separates the nucleus from the cytoplasm |
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| Clusters of DNA and proteins in the nucleus |
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| A lipid in which one of the fatty acid molecules has been replaced by a molecule which contains a phosphate group |
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| Movement of molecules through the plasma membrane according to the dictates of osmosis or diffusion |
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| Movement of molecules through the plasma membrane (typically opposite the dictates of osmosis or diffusion) aided by a chemical process |
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| A solution in which the concentration of solutes is essentially equal to that of the cell which resides in the solution |
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| A solution in which the concentration of solutes is greater than that of the cell which resides in the solution |
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| A collapse of the cell's cytoplasm due to lack of water |
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| The rupturing of a cell due to excess internal pressure |
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| A solution in which the concentration of solutes is less than that of the cell which resides in the solution |
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| Energy necessary to get a chemical reaction going |
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| The RNA that performs transcription |
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| The process in which mRNA produces a negative of a strand of DNA |
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| A three-nucleotide sequence on tRNA |
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| A sequence of three nucleotides on mRNA that refers to a specific type of amino acid |
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| The process by which proteins are formed in the ribosome according to the negative in mRNA |
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