cell membrane
a thin membrane around the cytoplasm of a cell
cell wall
a rigid layer of nonliving material that surrounds the cells of plants and some other organisms
central vacuole
A membranous sac in a mature plant cell with diverse roles in reproduction, growth, and development.
chloroplast
an organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs
compound microscope
light microscope that has two converging lens systems: the objective and the eyepiece
eukaryotic cell
cell with a nucleus (surrounded by its own membrane) and other internal organelles
prokaryotic cell
cell lacking a nucleus and most other organelles
mitochondria
the organelles in which nutrients are converted to energy
nucleus
a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
organelle
a specialized part of a cell
osmosis
diffusion of water
diffusion
the act of dispersing or diffusing something
excosytosis
The process of discharging particles from inside a cell to the outside is called?
semi permeable
Adj. Describes how the cell membrane will let some things in, and not others
passive transport
transport of a substance across a cell membrane by diffusion
active transport
transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient
cytoplasm
a jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the organelles are suspended