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Holt Science Chapter 4 Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The movement of particles from an area where their concentration is high to an area where their concentration is low | Diffusion |
| the diffusion of water across a cell membrane | osmosis |
| diffusion of particles through the proteins | passive transport |
| movement of particles through proteins against the normal direction of diffusion | active transport |
| cell membrane surrounds a particle and encloses it in a vesicle | endcytosis |
| process by which plants are able to capture light energy from the sun and change it into food | photosynthesis |
| the process of producing ATP in the cell from oxygen and glucose; releases carbon dioxide and water | cellular respiration |
| a breakdown of sugars to make ATP in the absence of oxygen | fermentation |
| lifecycle of a cell | cell cycle |
| DNA of a cell organized into these structures | chromosomes |
| "splitting into two parts" | binary fission |
| similar chromosome pairs | homologous chromosomes |
| two copies of each chromosome | chromatids |
| region where chromatids are held together | centromere |
| chromosome separation | mitosis |