Key Terms Related to Cell Structure and Function
This text highlights key terms important for the study of cell structure and function.
Topics
- active transport
- cell wall
- central vacuole
- chloroplast
- cilium
- concentration gradient
- cytoplasm
- cytoskeleton
- cytosol
- desmosome
- diffusion
- electrochemical gradient
- endocytosis
- endomembrane system
- endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
- eukaryotic cell
- exocytosis
- extracellular matrix
- facilitated transport
- flagellum
- fluid mosaic model
- gap junction
- Golgi apparatus
- hypertonic
- hypotonic
- isotonic
- lysosome
- microscope
- mitochondria
- nuclear envelope
- nucleolus
- nucleus
- organelle
- osmolarity
- osmosis
- passive transport
- peroxisome
- phagocytosis
- pinocytosis
- plasma membrane
- plasmodesma
- prokaryotic cell
- receptor-mediated endocytosis
- ribosome
- rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER)
- selectively permeable
- smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER)
- solute
- tight junction
- tonicity
- unified cell theory
- vacuole
- vesicle