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| energy-requiring process that moves material across the cell membrane against a concentration difference |
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| Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) |
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| used to store and release energy |
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| process that requires oxygen |
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| process that does NOT require oxygen |
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| asexual reproduction in which an organism replicates its DNA, producing 2 identical daughter cells |
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| some of the body's cells are unable to control growth |
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| collection of living matter enclosed by a barrier that separates the cell from its surroundings, basic unit of all forms of life |
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| series of events that cells go through as they grow and divide |
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| idea that all living things are composed of cells, new cells are produced from existing cells |
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| process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen |
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| one of two identical "sister" parts of duplicated chromosome |
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| thread like structure within the nucleus containing the genetic information that is passed from one generation of cells to the next |
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| division of the cytoplasm during cell division |
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| process in which molecules move from a more concentrated area to an area of low concentration |
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| process by which a cell takes material into the cell by infolding of the cell membrane |
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| organism whose cells contain nuclei |
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| process by which a cell releases a large amount of material |
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| the many different kinds of molecules in the cell membrane |
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| first step in releasing the energy of glucose, molecule of glucose is broken in to 2 molecules of pyruvic acid |
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| having little or no affinity for water |
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| when comparing 2 solutions, the solution with the greater concentration of solutes |
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| when comparing 2 solutions, the solution with the lesser concentration of solutes |
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| concentration of molecules is the same on both sides of the membrane |
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| part of eukaryotic cell division during which the cell nucleus divides |
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| diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane |
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| when energy is NOT needed to transport things in/out of a cell |
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The cell membrane is a double layer of phospholipids
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| process by which plants and other organisms use light energy to convert water and CO2 in to oxygen and high-energy carbs such as sugars and starches |
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| organism whose cells lack a nucleus |
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| shrinking of a plant cell due to osmosis |
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| carrier molecules, accepts a high-energy electrons and transfers them along with most of their energy to another molecule |
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| saclike photosynthetic membranes found in chloroplasts |
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| region found outside the thylakoid membranes in chloroplasts |
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| a system that provides new electrons to chlorophyll to replace the ones its lost |
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