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Cell Function Vocabulary

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active transportmovement of substances through a cell membrane using the cell?s energy
diffusionmovement from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration
endocytosisprocess during which a cell takes in a substance by surrounding it with the cell membrane
exocytosisprocess during which a cell?s vesicles release their contents outside the cell
facilitated diffusionwhen molecules pass through a cell membrane using transport proteins
osmosisdiffusion of water molecules only through a membrane
passive transportmovement of substances through a cell membrane without using energy
cellular respirationseries of chemical reactions that convert energy in food molecules into ATP
fermentationreaction used to obtain energy from food when oxygen levels are low
glycolysisprocess by which glucose is broken down
photosynthesisseries of reactions that convert light energy, water, and CO2 into glucose and give off Oxygen
cell cyclegrowth, development, and division
centromerestructure that holds sister chromatids together
cytokinesisdivision of a cell?s cytoplasm and contents
daughter cellstwo new cells that result from mitosis and cytokinesis
eukaryoticcell with membrane bound structures
interphasecell?s period of growth and development
mitosisdivision of a cell?s nucleus and contents
sister chromatidsone of the two identical strands of DNA that make up a duplicated chromosome


Science Teacher 6th and 7th Grade
Raa Middle School
Tallahassee, FL

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