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Life Processes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ingestion | process of taking in food |
| digestion | process of breaking down food into smaller pieces |
| respiration | the process of using releasing energy |
| reproduction | the process of making more of an organism |
| diffusion | molecules moving from a high concentration to a low concentration |
| osmosis | water molecules moving from a high concentration to a low concentration |
| sensitivity | responding to your environment |
| selectively permeability | picks or selects what goes into and out of the cell |
| equilibrium | molecules are spread out evenly or equally |
| excretion | the process of getting rid of wastes |
| movement | changing position |
| cell membrane | controls diffusion and osmosis in a cell |
| growth | to get bigger |