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unit 2 vocab
vocab unit 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| osmosis | water moving in and out of a cell |
| passive | type of transport that doesnt use energy |
| viruses | not living because no cells, no metabolism, cant reproduce |
| amino acids | monomers of proteins |
| clumped | trees neaar a river are examples |
| a habitat | is where a species lives |
| carbohydrates | are also known as sugars and starches |
| amino acid chains | are found in proteins |
| exocytosis | when large molecules are moved OUT of the cell |
| endocytosis | when large molecules are move IN the cell |
| cell membrane | also know asa plasma membrane |
| nitche | where, what, and when a species eats |
| osmosis | water moving in and out of a cell |
| passive | growing against gravity |
| phototropism | growing towards the sun |
| population | consists of the same species |
| clumped | trees near a river are examples |
| a habitat | is where a species lives |
| innate behaviors | genetically programmed |
| amino acid chains | are found in proteins |
| exocytosis | when large molecules are moved OUT of the cell |
| endocytosis | when large molecules are move IN the cell |
| cell membrane | also know as plasma membrane |
| nitche | where, what, and when a species eats |
| facliltated diffusion | when sugar and glucose enter a cell |
| gravitropism | growing against gravity |
| phototropism | growing towards the sun |
| population | consists of the same species |
| water cycle phases | evaporation, condensation, precipitation, transpirantion |
| innate behaviors | genetically programmed |
| endoplasmic reticulum | moves supplies around the cell |
| organic | contains carbon |
| diffusion | goes from high to low |
| primary succession | when life begins for the first time in a place |
| secondary succession | when life or growth starts for the second tie |
| succession | change or growth over time |
| thigmotrophism | growth stimulated by contact with an object |
| logistic growth | happens when limiting factors to regulate it |
| exponential growth | happens very fast |