Homeostasis in Cells Vocab Review

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Homogenous mixture of two or more substances

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Solution

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A liquid that dissolves other substances

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Solvent

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A substance dissolved in a solution

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Solute

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Group of 2+ atoms bonded together

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Molecules

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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Movement of molecules from high to low concentration

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Diffusion

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Diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane

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Osmosis

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Movement of molecules from high to low concentration without energy.

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Passive transport

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Energy-requiring process moving material across a cell membrane against a concentration gradient.

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Active transport

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Difference in substance concentration across distance

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Concentration gradient

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Higher than

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