Unit 1 Topic 2 Cell Processes Vocab Review

Front

Cell division forming 2 nuclei with equal chromosomes.

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Mitosis

Front

Process cells use oxygen to generate energy from food.

Back

Cellular respiration

Front

Process where organisms use sunlight, CO2, and water to make food.

Back

Photosynthesis

Front

Diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane

Back

Osmosis

Front

Movement of particles from high to low concentration

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Diffusion

Front

Maintenance of a constant internal state in a changing environment

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Homeostasis

Front

Molecule in all living things that contains information determining inherited traits.

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DNA

Front

Transportation requiring energy, moving from low to high concentration.

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Active transport

Front

Transportation method for cells that requires no energy, moving from high to low concentration.

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Passive transport

Front

Movement of water across a semipermeable membrane

Back

Osmosis