Vocab

Proteins that control the various steps in all chemical reactions

The property of sticking to some other substance

The property of sticking to like substances

An organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs

A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within the cell

A type of endocytosis in which a cell engulfs solutes of fluids

A class of lipid. Molecules in which a phosphate group is linked to glycerol and two fatty acetyl groups; a chief component of biological membranes

A bacterial cell lacking a true nucleus; its DNA is usually in one long strand

An organism whose cells possess a nucleus and other membrane-bound vesicles, including all members of the protist, fungi, plant and animal kingdoms; and excluding viruses, bacteria, and blue-green algae

Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane

A selectively-permeable phospholipid bilayer forming the boundary of the cells

Having an aversion to water; tending to coalesce and form droplets in water.

Having a strong affinity for water

Second phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes line up across the equator of the cell

First phase of mitosis in which duplicated chromosomes condense and mitotic spindle fibers begin to form