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active transport
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transport of protein binds with particle and cellular energy
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cellular respiration
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chemical reactions occur that break down food molecules into simplier substances
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diffussion
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random movement of molecules from an area where thre is relatively more of them into an area where there is elatively fewer
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endocytosis
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taking substances into a cell by surrounding it with cell membrane
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enzyme
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proteins that regulate nearly all chemical reactions in cells
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equilibrium
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molecules move from one are into another untile the relative number of these molecules is close to equal in both areas
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exocytosis
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vesicles membrane fuses with a cells membranes and the vesicles are released
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fermentation
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release energy stored in glucose molecules
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inorganic compound
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made from elements other than carbon contain fewer atoms than organic molecules
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metabolism
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the total of all chemical reactions in an organism
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mixture
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combination of substances in which individual substances rtain their own properties
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organic compound
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compounds that always contain carbon and hydrogen and usually are associated with living things
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osmosis
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the diffusion of water through a cell membrane
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passive transport
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the movement of substances through the cell membrane without the input of energy
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photosynthesis
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producers use light energy and make sugar which can be used as food
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