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Cell Processes
Term | Definition |
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Photosynthesis | When cells use the energy in sunlight to make food. |
Respiration | When glucose is broken down in the cell releasing energy. |
Fermentation | The energy releasing process that does not require oxygen. |
Cytokinesis | The final stage of the cell cycle following mitosis. |
Cancer | A disease in which cells grow and divide uncontrollably. |
Chemotherapy | The use of drugs to treat a disease. |
Stomata | Where carbon dioxide enters the plant. |
Chlorophyll | A pigment in green plants that captures the energy in sunlight. |
Mitosis | The cells nucleus divides into two new nuclei. |
Smoking | A major cause of lung cancer. |
Heterotroph | An organism that cannot make its own food. |
Mutation | A change in DNA. |