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Mickeys cell process
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Homeostasis | The maintenance of a constant internal state in a changing environment |
| photosynthesis | The process in which plants use water sunlight and carbon dioxide to make food |
| Cellular Respiration | The process in which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food |
| mitosis | In eukaryotic cells a process of cell division that forms two new nuclei each of which has the same number of chromosomes |
| passive transport | the movement of substances through the cell membrane without the use of energy |
| active transport | the movement of substances through the cell membrane that requires the cell to use energy |
| diffusion | the movement of particles from a high concentration to a low concentration |
| osmosis | the diffusion of water through a semi-permeable membrane |
| endocytosis | the process by which the cell membrane and encloses the particle in a vesicle to bring the particle in the cell |
| exocytosis | The process in which a cell releases a particle in a vesicle that then moves to the cell surface and fuses with the cell membrane |
| xylem | Is the tissue in a plant cell that transports water and minerals to the roots. |
| phoelem | Is the tissue that transports food made within plant cells. |
| high concentration | Having concentrated amount of something or a high amount. |
| low concentration | Having a low amount something or spread out. |
| semi-permeable | Allowing certain substances to pass through but not others |
| vesicle | sacs formed from pieces of the cell membrane. |