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| Process by which particles move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. |
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| Process where molecules that cannot diffuse quickly across the cell membrane use carrier proteins to speed up their movement. |
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| Special proteins (Channels) that allow water to move across the membrane quicker. |
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| Diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane. |
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| (Same) Solution with the same solute concentration as the cell; Cell maintains original shape. |
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| (High) Solution with a higher concentration than the cell; Cell shrinks. |
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| (Low) Solution with a lower concentration than the cell; Cell swells. |
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| Net movement of water out of or into a cell based on differences in solute concentration. -> Isotonic, Hypertonic, Hypotonic |
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| Stable state of the internal environment of the cell. |
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| Group of cells which perform a similar function. |
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| Group of tissues which perform a specialized function. |
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| One or more organs that perform a specific job. |
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| Protein on the surface of the cell that chemical signals must bind to if they are going to affect the cells activity. |
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| Vacuole found in single cell organisms such as protists that remove excess water from the cell |
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| Doesn't require any energy from the cell |
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| Does require the cell to expend energy |
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| When plants begin to lose water and wilt |
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| Energy source produced by mitochondria and used by cells |
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| Substance or material that dissolves into another substance |
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| Substance or material that another substance dissolves into |
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| Mixture produced when one substance dissolves into another |
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Cell that participates in Phagocystosis
(White Blood Cell |
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| Taking in of fluids into a cell |
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| Taking in of large particles or entire cells into the cell |
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