Unit 1 Lesson 5 Flashcards

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Homeostasis

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Is the maintenance of a constant internal state in a changing environment

The cell must:
Obtain and use energy
Make new cells
Exchange materials
Eliminate waste

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Photosynthesis

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The process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make sugar and oxygen

Water + CO2 + sunlight ……………. Sugar + O2

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Cellular respiration

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The process where cells use oxygen to produce energy from food

Sugar + O2. …………. Water + CO2 + energy

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Mitosis

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The process of cell division that forms two new nuclei

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5
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Passive transport

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The movement of particles across a cell membrane without using energy

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Diffusion

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The movement of molecules from high concentration to low concentration

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Osmosis

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The diffusion of water through a semi-permeable membrane

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Active transport

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The movement of particles across a cell membrane using energy . Particles go from low concentration to higher concentration

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Endocytosis

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The process where a cell membrane surrounds a particle and encloses the particle in a vesicle to bring the particle into the cell

Vesicles - sacs formed from pieces of the cell membrane

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Exocytosis

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When particles are enclosed in a vesicle and released from the cell

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Transport Systems

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Cardiovascular system - the main transport system in humans. Includes heart, blood vessels, blood

Xylem - tissue in plants that transports water and minerals

Phloem - tissue in plants that transports food made in plant cells

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