Diffusion The movement of particles down their concentration gradient Chloroplast Site of photosynthesis Smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER) Site of lipid synthesis Nucleus Contains genetic information (DNA) Mitochondrion Site of aerobic cellular respiration Ribosomes Site of protein synthesis Lysosome Contains digestive enzymes - the cell's garbage disposal Hydrophobic Repels water Passive Without energy / along concentration gradient Cytoplasm The space inside a cell between the plasma membrane and the nucleus Prokaryotes A group of single- celled organisms, with no nucleus or membrane-bound organelles Plasma / cell membrane Selectively permeable phospholipid bilayer Phospholipid The main molecule of which membranes are composed Fluid mosaic model The theory of how the plasma membrane is structured Eukaryotes A group of organisms with cells containing a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles Solute A substance dissolved in a solvent Cytosol Fluid inside the cell Vesicle Membrane- bound sac that transports substances around and out of the cell Cell wall Sturdy border outside the plasma membrane of plant cells Hydrophilic Attracted to water Golgi apparatus / body Site of protein packaging for export from the cell Rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) Site of protein modification, studded with ribosomes Vacuole Water and solute storage Concentration gradient The difference in solute concentration between two adjacent areas Diffusion The movement of particles down their concentration gradient Chloroplast Site of photosynthesis Smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER) Site of lipid synthesis Nucleus Contains genetic information (DNA) Mitochondrion Site of aerobic cellular respiration Ribosomes Site of protein synthesis Lysosome Contains digestive enzymes - the cell's garbage disposal Hydrophobic Repels water Passive Without energy / along concentration gradient Cytoplasm The space inside a cell between the plasma membrane and the nucleus Prokaryotes A group of single- celled organisms, with no nucleus or membrane-bound organelles Plasma / cell membrane Selectively permeable phospholipid bilayer Phospholipid The main molecule of which membranes are composed Fluid mosaic model The theory of how the plasma membrane is structured Eukaryotes A group of organisms with cells containing a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles Solute A substance dissolved in a solvent Cytosol Fluid inside the cell Vesicle Membrane- bound sac that transports substances around and out of the cell Cell wall Sturdy border outside the plasma membrane of plant cells Hydrophilic Attracted to water Golgi apparatus / body Site of protein packaging for export from the cell Rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) Site of protein modification, studded with ribosomes Vacuole Water and solute storage Concentration gradient The difference in solute concentration between two adjacent areas
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The movement of particles down their concentration gradient
Site of photosynthesis
Site of lipid synthesis
Contains genetic information (DNA)
Site of aerobic cellular respiration
Site of protein synthesis
Contains digestive enzymes - the cell's garbage disposal
Repels water
Without energy / along concentration gradient
The space inside a cell between the plasma membrane and the nucleus
A group of single-celled organisms, with no nucleus or membrane-bound organelles
Selectively permeable phospholipid bilayer
The main molecule of which membranes are composed
The theory of how the plasma membrane is structured
A group of organisms with cells containing a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
A substance dissolved in a solvent
Fluid inside the cell
Membrane-bound sac that transports substances around and out of the cell
Sturdy border outside the plasma membrane of plant cells
Attracted to water
Site of protein packaging for export from the cell
Site of protein modification, studded with ribosomes
Water and solute storage
The difference in solute concentration between two adjacent areas
