Chapter 2 (book 2) Flashcards
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What is the movement of particles from regions of high concentration to regions of low concentration?
diffusion
What is the diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane?
osmosis
What is the movement of substances across the cell membrane without energy?
passive transport
What is the movement of substances across the cell membrane using energy?
active transport
What is the process in which a cell releases a particle by enclosing the particle in a vesicle?
exocytosis
What is the plants process of making food?
photosynthesis
What is the process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy?
cellular respiration
What is the break down of muscle through lactic acid?
fermentation
What is the life cycle of a cell called?
the cell cycle
What is in a eukaryotic cell, one of the structures in the nucleus that are made up of DNA?
chromosomes
What are chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes and the same structure?
homologous chromosomes
What is in a eukaryotic cell, a process of cell division?
mitosis
What is the division of the cytoplasm
cytokenesis