Unit 3 Vocab Crossword

proteins that transport substances across biological membranes.
located or occurring within a cell or cells.
situated or taking place outside a cell or cells
a state of balance between continuing processes.
the taking in of matter by a living cell by invagination of its membrane to form a vacuole.
a process by which the contents of a cell vacuole are released to the exterior through fusion of the vacuole membrane with the cell membrane.
the ingestion of liquid into a cell by the budding of small vesicles from the cell membrane.
the ingestion of bacteria or other material by phagocytes and amoeboid protozoans.
the transport of substances across a biological membrane from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration with the help of a transport molecule.
A single protein or protein complex that traverses the lipid bilayer of cell membrane
a small fluid-filled bladder
a type of cellular transport in which substances such as ions and molecules move down their respective concentration gradients.
efers to the gradual change in the concentration of solutes in a solution as a function of distance through a solution
the intermingling of substances by the natural movement of their particles.
a process by which molecules of a solvent tend to pass through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one
the tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes.
having a higher osmotic pressure than a particular fluid, typically a body fluid or intracellular fluid.
having a lower osmotic pressure than a particular fluid, typically a body fluid or intracellular fluid.
denoting or relating to a solution having the same osmotic pressure as some other solution, especially one in a cell or a body fluid.