Cell Processes

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Mixture

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Combination of substances in which individual substances retain their own properties

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Solution

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Two or more substances are mixed evenly

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Organic Compounds

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Always contain Carbon and Hydrogen, associated with living organisms

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Inorganic Compounds

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Made without Carbon

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Enzymes

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Proteins that regulate nearly all chemical reactions in cells

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Passive Transport

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Movement of substances through the cell membrane without the input of energy

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Diffusion

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Random movement of molecules from an area where there is relatively fewer of them

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Equilibrium

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Relative number of molecules is equal in two areas

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Osmosis

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Diffusion of water through a cell membrane

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Facilitated Diffusion

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When transport proteins help large molecules enter the cell

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Active Transport

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When an input of energy is used to move materials through a cell membrane

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Endocytosis

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Process of taking substances into a cell by surrounding it with the cell membrane

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Exocytosis

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Process where a vesicle's membrane is fused with a cell's membrane, then the vesicle's contents are released

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Metabolism

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Total of all chemical reactions in an organism

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Photosynthesis

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When producers use light energy and make sugars

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Cellular Respiration

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Chemical reactions occur that break down food molecules into simpler substances and release their stored energy

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Fermentation

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When cells do not have enough oxygen for cellular respiration. Use this process to release some of the energy stored in glucose molecules