Life Science Quarter 2

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Facilitated Diffusion

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Diffusion across a membrane with the aid of a transport protein.

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Solvent

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The substance that does the dissolving in a solution.

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Metaphase

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The second stage of cell division during which the chromosomes become attached to the spindle fibers and line up in the middle of the cell.

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Diffusion

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The spreading of something from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.

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Interphase

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The longest phase of a cell’s life cycle; includes growth and synthesis phases.

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Selectively Permeable

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A property of cell membranes that allows some substances to pass through while blocking others.

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Osmosis

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The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane.

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Cell Cycle

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The series of events that take place in a cell leading to its division and duplication.

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Anaphase

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The stage of cell division where sister chromatids are pulled apart to opposite sides of the cell.

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Telophase

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The final stage of cell division where the chromosomes begin to de-condense and the nuclear envelope re-forms.