Unit 3: LS.Bio.3.1-LS.Bio.3.3 Power Vocab

The ability of a cell or organism to keep Internal conditions stable despite changes in the environment.

• HOMEOSTASIS

• FEEDBACK MECHANISM

• PLASMA MEMBRANE

• DIFFUSION

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

A process where the body uses signals to regulate and maintain balance.

• ACTIVE TRANSPORT

• FEEDBACK MECHANISM

• PLASMA MEMBRANE

• PHOTOSYNTHESIS

The thin boundary around a cell that controls what enters and leaves.

• FEEDBACK MECHANISM

• ACTIVE TRANSPORT

• PLASMA MEMBRANE

• CELLULAR RESPIRATION

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

The movement of molecules from high concentration to low concentration without energy.

• ATP

• GLUCOSE

• HOMEOSTASIS

• DIFFUSION

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The movement of molecules across the cell membrane using energy, often against a concentration gradient.

• DIFFUSION

• ACTIVE TRANSPORT

• GLUCOSE

• ATP

The process by which plants use light energy to make food (glucose) from carbon dioxide and water.

• GLUCOSE

• CARBOHYDRATE

• PHOTOSYNTHESIS

• HOMEOSTASIS

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The process that breaks down glucose to release usable energy (ATP).

• PHOTOSYNTHESIS

• FEEDBACK MECHANISM

• PLASMA MEMBRANE

• CELLULAR RESPIRATION

The main energy-carrying molecule used by cells for work.

• ATP

• DNA

• RNA

• CPR

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

A simple sugar that serves as the primary source of energy for cells.

• CARBOHYDRATE

• GLUCOSE

• PROTEIN

• AMINO ACID

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS1-7