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diffusion

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diffusion is the movement of particles from high concentration to a low concentration

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osmosis

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osmosis is the movement of water from a high concentration to a low

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what is a concentration gradiet

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is a different amount of solute

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what is equilibrium

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there is no high or low concentration

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what does selectively permeable mean

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the cell membrane only allows certain materials in and out

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what is Hypotonic

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low concentration of solutes and high concentration of solvent

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what is Isotonic

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inside and outside of the cells are equal of solute and solvent

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name top 5 cancers

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1 lung cancer [both sexes]

2colorectal cancer [Both sexes]

3 brest and uterine cancer [women]

4 prostate [men]

5 skin cancer [both sexes]

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what the function for the cell membrane

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a thin layer of fat and protein that acts as a barrier

surrounding the cell

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what is the function for hypotonic

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A high concentration of solute and a low concentration of solvent

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what is deoxyribonucleic acid

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is a molecule that contains the Biological instruction

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what is Icthos

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they are an advanced life form that made the protection dome

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what is malignant

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malignant tumours are cancerous

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what is metastasize

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it spreads to other parts of your body

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what is Increased vascularization

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cancer cells can create blood vessels to keep itself alive

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what is metastasis

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cancer cells spread by invading tissues and travelling

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what is the function in mitochondria

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it processes the sugar and transform it into energy

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what does the ribosomes do?

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produces protein

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what is the function for the endoplasmic

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transports protein and fats

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what does the rough endoplasmic produce

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it produces protein

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what does the smooth endoplasmic produce

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it produce fat

22
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what does the vesicles do

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they store water, food , protein and waste

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