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3.2 & 3.3 voc
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| selectively permeable | some substances can pass through the membrane while others cannot |
| diffusion | main method by which small molecules move across the cell membrane |
| osmosis | diffusion of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane |
| passive transport | dissovled materials through a cell membrane without using cellular energy |
| active transport | the movement of materials using cellular energy |
| photosythesis | cells capture energy in sunlight and uses it to make food |
| autotroph | organism that makes it own food |
| hetertroph | cannot make its own food |
| pigment | colored chemical compounds |
| chlorophyll | the main photosythesic pigment in chrolophyll |
| stomata | carbon dioxcide enters the plant |