Module 6 Vocabulary

The transport of dissolved substances into cells

The breakdown of absorbed substances

The breakdown of food molecules with a release of energy

The removal of soluble waste materials

The removal of nonsoluable waste materials

The release of biosynthesized substances

Maintaining the status quo

Producing more cells

The study of cells

A rigid structure on the outside of certain cells, usually plants and bacteria cells

The thin film between the cell walls of adjacent plant cells

The semipermeable membrane between the cell contents and either the cell wall or the cell’s surroundings

A jellylike fluid inside the cell in which all of the organelles are suspended

Substances in which at least one atom has an imbalance of protons and electrons

The motion of cytoplasm in a cell that results in a coordinated movement of the cell’s contents

The organelles in which nutrients are converted to energy

The organelle in animal cells responsible for hydrolysis reactions that break down proteins, polysaccharides, disaccharides, and some lipids

Non-membrane-bounded organelles responsible for protein synthesis

An organelle composed of an extensive network of folded membranes that performs several tasks within a cell

ER that is dotted with ribosomes

ER that has no ribosomes

Organelles that store starches or oils

Organelles that contain pigments used in photosynthesis

A large vacuole that rests at the center of most plant cells and is filled with a solution that contains a high concentration of solutes