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Hanson Cells Ch.3,4
Cells Chapters 3 & 4 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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active transport | uses energy to bring materials in and out of a cell |
ATP | energy storage in cells |
autotroph | can make own food |
cell division | one cell dividing into two cells |
chromatin | coils of chromosomes |
diffusion | movement of material from a high to a low concentration |
fermentation | energy released without using oxygen |
heterotroph | cannot make its own food |
mitosis | two ne daughter cells forming |
osmosis | diffusion of water |
photosynthesis | use of sun's energy to create food |
respiration | food broken down and combined with oxygen to release energy |
selectively permeable | allows some materials in, but not all |
stomata | opening in plants that allow materials in and out |
interphase | chromatin are copied |
centromere | where chromosomes attach |
chromatids | pairs of sister chromosomes |
prophase | spindle develops, chromatin become chromosomes, beginning of mitosis |
centrioles | spindle begins and ends here |
metaphase | chromosomes attach to spindle |
anaphase | sister chromatids separate on spindle |
telophase | chromosomes become chromatin, nuclear membrane forms |
cytokinesis | division of cytoplasm, end of cell division |
glucose | simple sugar |
aerobic respiration | energy released using oxygen |
anaerobic respiration | fermentation |