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vocabulary words on chapter 7

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cell membrane   thin, flexible barrier around a cell; regulates what enters and leaves the cell  
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cell wall   strong supporting layer around the cell membrane in plants, algae, and some bacteria  
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lipid bilayer   double-layered sheet that forms the core of nearly all cell membranes  
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diffusion   process by which molecules tend to move from an area where they are more concentrated to an area when they are less concentrated  
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equilibrium   when the concentration of solute is the same throughout the solution  
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osmosis   diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane  
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isotonic   when the concentrations of two solutions are the same  
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hypertonic   when comparing two solutions, the solution with the greater concentration of solutes  
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hypotonic   when comparing two solutions, the solution with the lesser concentration of solutes  
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facilitated diffusion   movement of specific molecules across cell membranes through protein channels  
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active transport   energy requiring process that moves materials across a cell membrane against a concentration difference  
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endocytosis   process by which a cell takes material into the cell by in-folding of the cell membrane  
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phagocytosis   process in which extensions of cytoplasm surround and engulf large particles and take them into the cell  
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pinocytosis   process by which a cell takes in liquid from the surrounding environment  
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exocytosis   process by which a cell releases large amounts of material  
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