Chapter 3 Vocabulary
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| endocytosis | process by which a cell takes in a substance by surrounding it with the cell membrane
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| mixture | a combination of substances that retain their properties when combined (example: tossed salad)
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| exocytosis | process by which vesicles release their contents OUTSIDE the cell
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| osmosis | the diffusion of water through a cell membrane
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| metabolism | the total of all chemical reactions in an organism
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| diffusion | type of passive transport in cells in which molecules move from areas where there are more of them to areas where there are fewer of them
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| respiration | series of chemical reactions used to release energy stored in food
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| enzyme | type of protein that regulates nearly all chemical reactions in a cell
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| inorganic compound | compound such as water that is made of other elements other than carbon and hydrogen and whose atoms can be arranged in only one structure
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| organic compound | compound that always contains carbon and hydrogen (examples: lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids)
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| active transport | energy-requiring process in which transport proteins bind with particles and move them through the cell membrane
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| equilibrium | occurs when molecules of one substance are spread evenly throughout another substance
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| photosynthesis | process by which plants use light energy from the sun to make food
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| fermentation | process by which oxygen-lacking cells and some one-celled organisms release small amounts of energy from sugar and produce wastes such as alcohol, carbon dioxide, and lactic acid
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| passive transport | movement of substances through a cell membrane without the use of cellular energy
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