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selectively permeable |
only calling certain molecules to pass though it.
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passive transport |
the passage of particles through a membrane which does not require the cell's energy |
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diffusion |
the movement of molecules from an area of concentration |
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osmosis |
the diffusion of water through a membrane |
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active transport |
the passage of particles though a membrane which requires the cells energy |
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organelle |
parts of a cell that preform many of the functions needed to keep the cell alive |
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eukaryotic |
cells that have a nuclear membrane around there nucleus. |
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prokaryotic |
a unicellular organism that lacks nuclear membrane. |
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Irreducible complexity |
the idea that parts of organisms are so complex and dependent on one another that they cannot be reduced to something less complex and still function. |
