STA 7 Ch 3 Vocab

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Chlorophyll

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Green pigment in chloroplasts of plants, algae, and some bacteria.

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stomata

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small openings on a leaf for gas exchange (O2 & CO2)

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Respiration: process of breaking down food molecules to release energy.

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Cells break down simple food molecules to release energy.

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Fermentation:

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Cells break down molecules to release energy without oxygen.

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Cell cycle

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Regular sequence of growth and division that cells undergo.

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Interphase: stage before cell division

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Stage before cell division.

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Replication

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Process of a cell copying its DNA in the nucleus.

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Mitosis

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Stage of cell cycle where nucleus divides into 2 new nuclei, distributing 1 copy of DNA to each daughter cell.

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Chromosome

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Doubled rod of condensed chromatin.

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Cytokinesis

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Final stage of the cell cycle where cytoplasm divides, distributing organelles into two new cells.