LAB 3: BASIC VOCAB

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Passive Transport:

Back

Substance passes through PLASMA membrane without requiring cellular energy

Front

Active transport:

Back

The cell provides energy in the form of ATP to move substances across the membrane

Front

What does the A in ATP stand for

Back

Adenosine

Front

What is Adenosine

Back

A molecule made of adenine

Nitrogen base + ribose (sugar)

Front

What does the T in ATP stand for

Back

Triphosphate

Front

What is Triphosphate

Back

3 phosphate groups attached in a chain which stores energy

Front

Diffusion

Back

The movement of a substance from high concentration to low concentration

Front

Diffusion is important to the ____ process

Back

cellular

Front

what gasses move through the plasma membrane by diffusion

Back

oxygen

carbon dioxide

Front

what ions move through the plasma membrane through diffusion

Back

potassium

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