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Unit 2 Vocabualry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Active Transport | Movement of molecules from lw density to higher density, requring energy |
| Chloroplast | Cell structure found in plants where photosynthesis occurs |
| Diffusion | movement of molecules from areas of high density to lower density |
| Eukaryotes | Cells that have a true nucleus |
| Golgi Apparatus | Cell structure that packages materials to be moved out of the cell |
| Hypertonic | A solution where the concentration of dissloed materials outside the cell is higher than inside, causing the cell to shrink |
| Hypotonic | A solution where the concenctration of dissolved materials insude the cell is higher than outside, causing the cell to swell |
| Micscropic | To small to be seen with only the eye |
| Mitochondria | Cell structure that makes energy (ATP) from food |
| Nucleus | Cell structure that contains the genetic material (DNA) |
| Organelle | One of the small structires in the cell with a special job |
| Osmosis | Movement of water from areas of high density of lower density |
| Plasma Membrance | Covers a cell's surface and controls what gets in and out |
| Prokaryotes | Cells that do not have a true nucleus |
| Ribosome | Cell Structure when proteins are made |