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science-cells
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| active transport | the movement of substances across a cell membrane, requires the cell to use energy--less>more |
| passive transport | movement without energy |
| diffusion | movement from--higher density>lower density (no energy) |
| osmosis | the diffusion of water (no energy) less<more or more>less |
| exocytosis | removing waste 1) waste goes outside of cell 2) cell opens 3) waste pushes out |
| endocytosis | cell eating 1) comes into contact with nutrients 2) cell membrane will form mouth 3) engulf nutrients |
| photosynthesis | the process which nutrients make their own food producers-plants and algae |
| cr | must have oxygen--consumers-create energy from food |
| fermination | without oxygen--creates less energy than c.r. product-lactic acid |
| feedback mechanism | a cycle of events in which 1 step controls its previous step |
| nervous system | brain and spinal cord |
| dendrite | recieves the messages |
| hypothalamus | causes sweating and shivering--nervous system |
| protist | an organism that belongs to the kingdom protista |
| scavengers | decomposer |
| parasite | invader |
| host | invadee |