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14 Cards in this Set
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Diffusion
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The movement of particles from regions of higher density to regions of lower density
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Osmosis
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The diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane
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Passive Transport
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The movement of substances across a cell membrane without the use of energy by the cell
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Active Transport
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The movement of substances across the cell membrane that requires the cell to use energy
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Endocytosis
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The process by which a cell membrane surrounds a particle and encloses the particle in a vesicle to bring the particle into the cell
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Exocytosis
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The process by which a cell releases a particle by enclosing the particle in a vesicle that then moves to the cell surface and fuses with the cell membrane
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Photosynthesis
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the process by which plants, algea, and some bacteria use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make food.
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Cellular Respiration
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The process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food.
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Fermentation
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The breakdown of food without the use of oxygen
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Cell Cycle
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The life cycle of the cell
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Chromosome
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In a eucaryotic cell, one of the structures in the nucleus that are made up of DNA and protein; in a prokaryotic cell, the main ring of DNA.
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Homologous Chromosomes
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Chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes and the same structure
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Mitosis
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In eukaryotic cells, a process of cell division that forms two new nuclei; each of which has the same number of chromosomes
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Cytokinesis
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The division of the cytoplasm of the cell
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