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09 Ch2 vocab
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Diffusion | the movement of particles from regions of higher density (concentration) to regions of lower density (concentration). |
Osmosis | the diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane. |
Semipermeable | a type of barrier that allows certain materials to pass, but blocks others. |
passive transport | the movement of substances across a cell membrane without the use of energy. |
active transport | the movement of substances across a cell membrane that requires the cell to use energy. |
Endocytosis | the process by which a cell membrane surrounds a particle and encloses the particle in a vesicle to bring the particle into the cell. |
Exocytosis | the process in 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. |
Photosynthesis | the process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make food. |
Cellular | respiration the process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food. |
Fermentation | the breakdown of food without the use of oxygen. |
cell cycle | the life cycle of a cell. |
Chromosome | in a eukaryotic 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. |
Homologous chromosomes | chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes and the same structure. |
Mitosis | in eukaryotic cells, a process of cell division that forms two new nuclei, each of which has the same number of chromosomes. |
Cytokinesis | the division of the cytoplasm of a cell. |