Cellular Processes Vocab Flashcards

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The maintenance of a constant internal state in a changing environment.

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Homeostasis

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Movement of particles from areas of high concentration to low concentration.

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Diffusion

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The diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane.

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Osmosis

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Process in which some organisms use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make food.

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Photosynthesis

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The process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food.

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Cellular Respiration

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Process of cell division that forms two new nuclei, each of which has the same number of chromosomes.

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Mitosis

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Molecule present in all living things; contains the information that determines the traits that a living thing inherits and needs to live.

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DNA