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The Cell in Action
Joe Dennis
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| diffusion | the movement of particles from regions of higher density to regions of the lower density. |
| osmosis | the diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane. |
| 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 the cell membrane that requires the cell to use energy. |
| endocytosis | the process by which a cell membrane surrounds a particle and encloses the particle I a vesicle to bring the particle into the cell |
| exocytosis | the process in which 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 process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make food. |
| cellular respication | the process by which cells oxygen to produce energy from food. |
| fermentation | the breakdown of food without the use of oxygen. |
| cell cycle | the life of a cell |
| chromosome | in a eukaryotic cell, one of the structures in the nucleus that are made up of dna and protein in a prokaryotic the main ring of DNA |
| homologous chromosomes | chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes and the same structure. |
| mitosis | in eukaryotic cells, a process of cell divison that forms two new nuclei each of which has the same number of chromosomes. |
| cytokines | the division of the cytoplasm of a cell. |