Chapter 2 book 2

Question 1

movement of particles from regions of higher density to lower density

Answer 1

diffusion

Question 2

diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane

Answer 2

osmosis

Question 3

the movement of particles across the cell without using energy

Answer 3

passive transport

Question 4

the movement of particles across the cell while using energy

Answer 4

active transport

Question 5

the process of enclosing an outside particle and bringing it inside the cell

Answer 5

endocytosis

Question 6

the process by which the cell releases a particle from the cell

Answer 6

exocytosis

Question 7

plants capture the sun’s energy and make food out of it in the process of

Answer 7

photosynthesis

Question 8

the process by which cells use oxygen and make food and energy from it

Answer 8

cellular repiration

Question 9

the breakdown of food without using oxygen

Answer 9

fermintation

Question 10

life cycle of a cell

Answer 10

cell cycle

Question 11

the DNA of the cell is organized here

Answer 11

chromosomes

Question 12

a pair of two identical chromosomes

Answer 12

homologous chromosomes

Question 13

a process of cell division that creates two new nuclei, each of which have the same number of chromosomes

Answer 13

mitosis

Question 14

the division of cytoplasm of a cell

Answer 14

cytokinesis