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| The movement of materials from a high concentration to a low concentration. |
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| The movement of water from a high concentration to a low concentration. |
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| A solution where there are more water molecules on the inside of the cell, so the water moves out of the cell. |
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| A solution where there are more water molecules on the outside of the cell, so the water moves into the cell. |
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| When the molecules of water are the same on the inside of the cell and the outside of the cell. |
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| The part of the cell inside the cell membrane where many chemical reactions happen. |
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| Semi-permeable or selectively permeable |
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| When a cell membrane only allows some things to go through it and keeps other things out. |
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| A cell that does not a its DNA in a nucleus. (Does not have a nucleus) |
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| A cell that has its DNA in a nucleus (has a nucleus). |
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| Any substance that is being dissolved |
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| Any substance that is dissolving something. |
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| A mixture of things. A mixture of the solute and the solvent. |
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| The basic unit of structure and function in an organism. |
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| The outside part of the cell that controls what comes into the cell and what goes out of the cell. |
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| The part of the cell membrane that keeps things out. It is made of fat. |
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| The part of the cell membrane that allows things to come in. Each protein has a channel that lets things flow through it. |
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| The part of the cell membrane that acts as a flag to tell molecules where to enter. |
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| Characteristics of living things |
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| The basic characteristics that all living things have. If even one is missing, the organism is not alive. |
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| The process where plants use sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to make sugar and oxygen. |
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| The organelle in the plant cell where photosynthesis happens. |
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| The process where food (sugar) is broken down into energy. |
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| The measurement of potential hydrogens that tells if a substance is an acid or a base. |
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| Any substance that has a lot of H+ ions or a pH of 0-6. |
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| Any substance that has only a few H+ ions or a pH of 8-14. |
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