| A | B |
|---|
| diffusion | movement of particles from high concentration to low concentration |
| osmosis | diffusion of water across a cell membrane |
| passive transport | diffusion of particles through protein doorways without the use of ATP |
| active transport | movement of particles through protein doorways which requires ATP |
| endocytosis | cell membrane surrounds a particle forming a vesicle to bring into the cell |
| exocytosis | process to move a large particle out of a cell in a vesicle |
| photosynthesis | process used by plants to convert light energy to sugar |
| cellular respiration | process of producing ATP from oxygen and glucose |
| fermentation | breakdown of sugars to make ATP without oxygen |
| cell cycle | the life cycle of a cell |
| chromosome | coiled structure of DNA and protein |
| binary fission | simple cell division where one cell splits into two |
| homologous chromosomes | chromosomes with matching information |
| chromatids | identical copies of a chromosome |
| centromere | the region that holds chromatids together |
| mitosis | nuclear division in eukaryotic cells |
| cytokinesis | process in which cytoplasm divides after mitosis |
