FA24 Bio08 Vocab Flashcard

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What is the term for relatively constant internal physical and chemical conditions that organisms maintain?

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Homeostasis

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What is the basic unit of all forms of life?

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Cell

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What is the specialized structure that performs important cellular functions within a eukaryotic cell?

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Organelle

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What do we call a group of tissues that work together to perform closely related functions?

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Organ

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What is the process called when water diffuses through a selectively permeable membrane?

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Osmosis

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What is the term for the semi-permeable barrier that surrounds the cell?

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Cell membrane

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What is the name of the jelly-like substance inside the cell where organelles are found?

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Cytoplasm

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What is the term for a type of cell that contains a nucleus and organelles?

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Eukaryote

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What is the name of the theory that states all living things are composed of cells?

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Cell theory

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What is the term for the movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration?

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Diffusion