cells Flashcards
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what is mitosis
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it is when a cell amkes an exact copy of itself, and results in two daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell
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what is meiosis
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it produces 4 daughter cells with half the number of chromosomes as the parent
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what is diffusion
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it is the movement of cells from an area where they are in high concentration to an area where they are in low concentration, until equilibrium is acheived
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what is osmosis
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it is the movement of water molecules from of high concentration of water molecules to an area where they are in low concentration of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane, until equilibrium is achieved
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