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Unit 2_Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Active Transport | Movement of molecules from low density to higher density, requiring energy. |
| Chloroplast | Cell structure found in plants where photosynthesis occurs |
| Diffusion | Movement of the 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 dissolved material outside the cell is higher than inside, causing the cell to shrink. |
| Hypotonic | A solution where the concentration of the dissolved material inside the cell is higher than outside, causing the cell to swell |
| Microscopic | Too small to be seen with only the eye |
| Mitochondria | Cell structure the make energy (ATP) from food |
| Nucleus | Cell structure that contains the genetic material (DNA) |
| Organelle | one of the small structures in the cell with a special job |
| Osmosis | movement of water from ares of high density to lower density |
| Plasma Membrane | Covers a cells surface and controls what gets in and out. |
| prokaryotes | Cells that do not have a true nucleus |
| Ribosome | Cell structure where protein are made |