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Vocabulary Review
Thanksgiving Crossword
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| homeostasis | a tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state |
| hydrophobic | water-fearing |
| hydrophilic | water-loving |
| diffusion | a form of passive transport in which particles move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration |
| vesicle | a piece of cell membrane that transports molecules |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate; main energy source for the cell |
| Glucose | organic molecule (carbohydrate) that is broken down for ATP |
| Phospholipid | a lipid that contains phosphorus and is the structure component in cell membranes |
| Nucleus | contains the DNA in eukaryotic cells |
| Chloroplasts | site of photosynthesis in plant cells |
| cell wall | found in plant cells only along with chloroplasts |
| cytoplasm | the jelly-like fluid between the nucleus and the cell membrane which contains the organelles |
| independent variable | variable that is changed or tested |
| dependent variable | variable that is measured or the outcome |
| constant | something that stays the same (no variables) in an experiment |
| qualitative observation | deals with descriptions that cannot be expressed in numbers |