A | B |
diffusion | when a substance moves from high to low |
osmosis | the movement of water |
isotonic | a type of solution where the concentration of water is equal |
hypertonic | a type of solution where water leaves the cell |
hypotonic | a type of solution where water enters the cell |
protein pumps | a type of active tramsport where a pump moves ions against the gradient |
active transport | transport requiring energy |
passive transport | transport not requiring energy |
endocytosis | a large molecule pushes against the membrane and enters |
exocytosis | a large molecule exits the cell |
ATP | a molecule that stores a tiny amount of energy |
glucose | a molecule that stores a huge amount of energy (around 90 times that of ATP) |
ADP | a molecule with only two phosphate groups |
autotroph | an organism that is capable of photosynthesizing |
heterotroph | an organism incapable of photosynthesizing |
photosynthesis | the process of building glucose molecules using sunlight |
thylakoids | flat, bag-like structures inside the chloroplast |
carbon dioxide | the gas needed for photosynthesis to occur |
oxygen | the gas produced during photosynthesis |
water | a liquid needed for photosynthesis to occur |
light dependent | light is required |
light independent | light is not required |