Cell processes vocab

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Substance movement from high to low concentration.

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diffusion

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Movement of water through a membrane from high to low concentration.

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osmosis

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Using energy to move materials through a membrane.

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active transport

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Chemical process cells use to release energy from sugar without oxygen.

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fermentation

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Process by which green plants use light energy to make sugar.

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photosynthesis

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Process where cells use oxygen to release energy from sugars

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cell respiration

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Controls cell entry and exit

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cell membrane

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Organelles that release energy using oxygen to break down sugars

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mitochondria

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Organelle in plant cells with chlorophyll that converts sunlight to sugar.

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chloroplast

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Variable that is manipulated or changed

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independent variable