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Lesson 16/Cell Physiology

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/ase   enzyme suffix  
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iso/   same, equal  
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/ity (noun)   the state of  
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/phase (noun)   phase or portion  
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/sstatic (adjective)   control, hold in  
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active transport   uses energy to transport elements across a membrane  
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anabolic   relating to building up a molecule  
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anabolism   building up a molecule  
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anaphase   one of the phases of cell reproduction  
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anucleate   without nuclei  
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binucleate   cells with two nuclei  
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C, carbon   element in protein  
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hexa/   six  
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catabolic   relating to breaking down a molecule  
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centromere   point where two chromatids join  
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chromatid   one of the paired chromosome strands  
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concentration gradient   difference in concentration between two areas  
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daughter cell   in cell reproduction two ells with identical nuclei  
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dialysis   diffusion of particles dissolved in water  
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diffusion   method of passive transport of elements across a membrane  
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electrolyte   element with a charge  
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ferr/o   iron  
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Fe, iron   a trace element  
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filtration   method of passive transport that pushes molecules through a membrane  
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funtional   functional protein carries out the work that a cell does  
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ferrous   relating to iron  
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H, hydrogen   element in protein  
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hydrostatic   water pressure  
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hypertonic   solution with more solutes than cytoplasm of cell  
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hypertonicity   state of being hypertonic  
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hypotonic   solution with fewer solutes than cytoplasm of cell  
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hypotonicity   state of being hypotonic  
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I, iodine   trace element  
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interphase   period between mitotic activity  
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ion   element with a charge  
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isotonic   fluids with same concentration of solutes as cytoplasm  
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K, potassium   trace element  
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metabolic   relating to basic function of cell  
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metabolism   basic function of cell  
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metaphase   one of the phases of cell reproduction  
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tonic   producing and restoring normal tone  
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tonicity   condition of concentration of solutes  
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multi/   many  
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multinucleate   cell with many nuclei  
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N, nitrogen   element in protein  
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Na, sodium   trace element  
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osm/o   smell  
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osmosis   diffusion of water  
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passive transport   particles move across a membrane without using energy  
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permease   chemical that carries another molecule across cell membrane  
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phagocytosis   "eating" method of bringing material into the cell  
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pin/o   sip  
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pinocytosis   "sipping" method of bringing material into the cell  
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prophase   one of the phases of cell reproduction  
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proteins   important building product of cell  
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selective permeability   ability to choose which things pass through a membrane  
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sodium pump   permease that carries sodium  
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solute   substance dissolved in a solvent  
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structural   type of protein to build new cells and cell parts  
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tel/o   distant  
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telophase   one of the phases of cell reproduction  
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crenate, crenation   collapsed cell  
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trace element   very small amounts of elements  
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