Cells Vocabulary

Allow only certain particles to cross into or out of the cell

• Homeostasis

• semi-permeable

• passive transport

• osmosis

Movement of molecules from high concentration to low concentrations

• homeostasis

• diffusion

• active transport

• exocytosis

The diffusion of water through a semi-permeable membrane

• homeostasis

• active transport

• endocytosis

• osmosis

Process by which a cell membrane surrounds a particle and encloses the particle to bring into the cell

• diffusion

• endocytosis

• osmosis

• exocytosis

Process in which a cell releases a particle

• diffusion

• endocytosis

• osmosis

• exocytosis

An organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs

• mitochondria

• chloroplast

• nucleus

• golgi body

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

the process through which plants use sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to make food

• cellular respiration

• photosynthesis

• osmosis

• diffusion

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

the process by which a cell membrane surrounds a particle to bring it into the cell

• endocytosis

• passive transport

• exocytosis

• homeostasis

the process in which a cell releases a particle so that it exits the cell

• exocytosis

• diffusion

• endosytosis

• osmosis

A group of cells form:

• Tissue

• Cell

• Organ

• Organ System

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