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The Cell in Action
Robby Easterling
Term | Definition |
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Deffusion | The movement of particles from regions from higher density to regions of lower density |
Osmosis | The diffusion of water through a semipermeable members |
Passive Transport | The movement of substances across a cell membrane without the use of energy by the cell. |
Active Transport | The movement of substances across a cell membrane that requires the cell to use energy. |
Endocytosis | The processes by witch a cell membrane surrounds a particle and encloses the particle in a vesicle to bring the particle into the cell |
exocytosis | The processes in witch a cell releases a particle by enclosing the particle in a vesicle that then moves to the cell surface and fuses with the cell membrane. |
Photosynthesis | The processes with plants, algae, and some bacteria use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make food. |
Cellular Respiration | The process by witch cells use oxygen to produce energy from food |
Fermentation | The break down of food without the use of oxgyen |
Cell cycle | The life cycle of a cell |
Chromosome | In a Eukaryotic cell one of the structures in the neuclues that are made up of DNA and protein in prophylactic cell The main ring of dna |
Homologous chromosomes | Chromosome that have the same sequence of genes and the same structure |
Mitosis | In Eukaryotic cells a process of cell division that forms two new nuclei each of witch has the same umber of chromosomes |
Cytokinesis | The division of the cytoplasm of a cell |