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