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32 Cards in this Set
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What is a cell?
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the basic unit of life
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photosynthesis
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the food making process that uses sunlight to produce sugar
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nucleus
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control center of a cell
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diffusion
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movement of molecules from higher to lower concentration.
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fertilization
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the process of and egg and a sperm joining.
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community
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all the population living together in the same place.
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organism
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a living thing that can carry out it's life activities on it's own
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asexual
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type of reproduction in which a new organism is produced from one parent.
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organ
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a group of differnent tissues working together to do a certain job.
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mitosis
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a division of a molecule into two while a cell is dividing.
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chloroplast
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green structure found in many cells of plant leaves and stems.
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fermentation
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a form of respiration w/o oxygen
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chromosome
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located in the nucleus of a cell; transfers info to the next generation of cells
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passive transport
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movement of material through a cell membrane w/o the use of energy
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actice transport
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movement of material through a cell membrane with the use of energy
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osmosis
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the diffusion of water through a cell membrane
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osmosis
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the diffusion of water through a cell membrane
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repiration
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release of energy
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cell membrane
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gives shape to the cell and controls what goes in and out of the cell
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producer
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takes in water and carbon dioxide and changes them into sugar and oxygen
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mitochondria
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where food is broken down and released as energy
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cytoplasm
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where most of the cell's life processes take place
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vacuole
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storage center in a cell
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atoms
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tiny particles that all matter is made up of
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proteins
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the group of carbon compunds needed for cell growth and repair
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cell wall
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stiff covering outside the cell membrane
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interphase
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the stage where a cell spends most of it's cycle
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sexual reproduction
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reproduction between two parents
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meosis
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the process when the nucleus of a sex cell divides twice
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life cycle
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the life stages of a living organism
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egg
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male sex cell
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sperm
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female sex cell
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