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Chapter 4 Vocabulary
Chapter 4
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Science
7th Grade
09/18/2013

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Diffusion

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Movement of particiles from an area of higher concentration to one of lower concentration( Passive )

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Osmosis

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Diffusion of water

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Passive Transport

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Movement of particles without the use of energy

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Active Transport

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Movement of particles using energy

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Endocytosis

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When a cell takes in nutrients

 

Hint: coming into

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Exocytosis

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When a cell releases a particle, usually in waste

 

Hint: Exit leaving the cell

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Cellular Resperation

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PROCESS BY WHICH THE MITOCHONDRIA CONVERTS OXYGEN TO ENERGY (atp)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fermentation

 

 

 

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BREAKDOWN OF FOOD WITHOUT USING OXYGEN (LACTIC ACID BUILDUP)

 

Hint: Cramps

 

 

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Cell Cycle

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Chromosome

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 IN THE NUCLEUS, MADE OF DNA, CARRIES THE GENETIC  CODE FOR TRAITS

 

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Homologous Chromososme

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 CHROMOSOMES THAT CARRY THE SAME TRAIT

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Mitosis

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CELL DIVISION RESULTING IN 2 NEW CELLS WITH THE SAME DNA

WHY WE GROW

 

 

 

 

 

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Cytokinesis

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THE LAST PHASE OF MITOSIS WHEN TWO DISTINCT CELLS ARE FORMED

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Photosynthesis

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A process by which a plant produces its own food in the cloroplast

 

 

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