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Hanson Cells Ch.3,4
Cells Chapters 3 & 4 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| active transport | uses energy to bring materials in and out of a cell |
| ATP | energy storage in cells |
| autotroph | can make own food |
| cell division | one cell dividing into two cells |
| chromatin | coils of chromosomes |
| diffusion | movement of material from a high to a low concentration |
| fermentation | energy released without using oxygen |
| heterotroph | cannot make its own food |
| mitosis | two ne daughter cells forming |
| osmosis | diffusion of water |
| photosynthesis | use of sun's energy to create food |
| respiration | food broken down and combined with oxygen to release energy |
| selectively permeable | allows some materials in, but not all |
| stomata | opening in plants that allow materials in and out |
| interphase | chromatin are copied |
| centromere | where chromosomes attach |
| chromatids | pairs of sister chromosomes |
| prophase | spindle develops, chromatin become chromosomes, beginning of mitosis |
| centrioles | spindle begins and ends here |
| metaphase | chromosomes attach to spindle |
| anaphase | sister chromatids separate on spindle |
| telophase | chromosomes become chromatin, nuclear membrane forms |
| cytokinesis | division of cytoplasm, end of cell division |
| glucose | simple sugar |
| aerobic respiration | energy released using oxygen |
| anaerobic respiration | fermentation |