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1.    The job of the CELL MEMBRANE is to control what enters and exits the cell.
 
2.     The NUCLEOLUS is found inside the nucleus and contains the genes that make ribosomes.
 
3.    The process below is called OSMOSIS.
 
4.    Cell membranes are made up of PHOSPHOLIPIDS and PROTEINS.
 
5.    The E.R. or ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM and the GOLGI APPARATUS are part of the cell highway system.
 
6.    Molecules can enter a cell across the cell membrane by going through the PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER or by using a special protein.
 
7.    The CYTOPLASM makes up the rest of the space in the cell and is what the other organelles are suspended in.
 
8.    The heads of phospholipids are POLAR so they like to be with water.
 
9.    The LYSOSOMES have similar functions to the digestive system of the body.
 
10.    The tails of phospholipids are not polar.
 
11.    The NUCLEUS acts as the control center for the cell.
  
12. MITOCHONDRIA produce energy (ATP) for the cell.  They are sometimes called the cell's powerhouse.
  
13.    Mammalian cells contain a nucleus surrounded by a NUCLEAR MEMBRANE and cytoplasm surrounded by a CELL MEMBRANE.
 
14.   Draw and label a phospholipid.
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15.    A molecule that needs energy to move across a cell membrane moves by ACTIVE TRANSPORT.
 
16.    The major lung problems for someone with cystic fibrosis are related to which two processes?
A. OSMOSIS
C. DIFFUSION

17.    Below is a labeled cell.  Did you remember everything?

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