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biology 3

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diffusion   process by which particles tend to move from an area where they are more concentrated to an area where they are less concentrated  
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facilitated diffusion   process of diffusion in which molecules pass across the membrane through cell membrane channels  
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aquaporin   water channel in a protein cell  
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osmosis   diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane  
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isotonic   when the concentration of two solutions is the same  
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hypertonic   when comparing two solutions, the solution with the greater concentration of solutes  
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hypotonic   when comparing two solutions, the solution with lesser concentration of solutes  
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osmotic pressure   pressure that must be applied to prevent osmotic movement across a selectively permeable membrane  
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homeostasis   relatively constant internal physical and chemical conditions that organisms maintain  
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tissue   A group of similar cells that perform a particular function  
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organ   group of tissues that work together to perform closely related functions  
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organ system   group of organs that work together to perform a specific function  
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receptor   on or in a cell, a specific protein whose shape fits that of a specific molecular messenger, such as a hormone  
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