Question | Answer |
Diffusion- | Movement from areas of high concentration (crowded) to areas of low concentration (less crowded). |
Osmosis- | The diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane. |
Passive Transport- | The movement of substances across a cell membrane without the use of energy by the cell. |
Active Transport- | The movement of substances across the cell membrane that requires the cell to use energy. |
Endocytosis- | The process by which a cell membrane surrounds a particle and encloses the particle in a vesicle to bring the particle into the cell |
Exocytosis- | The process in which a cell releases a particle be enclosing the particle in a vesicle that then moves to the cell surface and fuses with the cell membrane. |
Photosynthesis- | The process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make food. |
Cellular Respiration- | The process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food. |
Fermentation- | The breakdown of food without the use of oxygen. |
Cell Cycle- | The life cycle of a cell. |
Chromosome- | In a eukaryotic cell, one of the structures in the nucleus that are made up of DNA and protein; in a prokaryotic cell, the main ring of DNA. |
Homologous Chromosomes- | Chromosomes that have the same sequence of genes and the same structure. |
Mitosis- | In eukaryotic cells, a process of cell division that forms two new nuclei, each of which has the same number of chromosomes. |
Cytokinesis- | The division of the cytoplasm of a cell. |