Chapter 2 Flashcard Review (Myers)

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What is a waste product of cellular respiration?

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Carbon Dioxide and Water are waste products of cellular respiration, while Oxygen is not.

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Which of the following is not a waste product of cellular respiration?

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Oxygen

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What does selectively-permeable mean?

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It means allowing certain things to enter and leave the cell.

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What is passive transport?

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Passive transport is the movement of substances across a cell membrane without the use of energy.

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True or false: Passive transport requires energy.

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False. Passive transport does not need energy.

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What is a heterotroph?

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An organism that cannot make its own food and gets food by consuming other organisms.

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What is an autotroph?

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An organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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What is osmosis?

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The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane.

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What is diffusion?

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The movement of particles from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.

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What is active transport?

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The movement of substances against their concentration gradient, requiring energy.