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16 Cards in this Set
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Respiration |
Process in which cells use oxygen to get energy from food |
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Diffusion |
Movement of molecules from where there are more to an area with less to be equal |
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Osmosis |
Diffusion of water through a membrane (semi-permeable) |
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Equilibrium |
When molecules are spread evenly throughout a substance |
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Photosynthesis |
Process in which plants (& other producers) use light energy to produce sugar |
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Glucose |
A sugar made by producers from light energy |
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Homeostasis |
The body's ability to maintain a stable state of healthy function |
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Chlorophyll |
Green pigment in producers that captures sunlight energy & converts it into sugars |
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Endocytosis |
Taking substances into a cell by surrounding it with the cell membrane |
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Exocytosis |
The way some substances are removed from a cell |
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Active Transport |
The movement of substances through a cell membrane that requires energy |
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Passive Transport |
The movement of substances through a cell that doesn't require energy |
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Semipermeable |
Membrane which allows only certain things to pass through it |
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Producers |
Organisms that can make their own food because they have chlorophyll |
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Consumers |
Organisms that must eat other living things in order to survive |
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Decomposers |
Organisms that break down dead organisms or wastes |
