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Vocab 7
Cells
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Biology
10th Grade
01/16/2011

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Cell Membrane
Definition
A thin, flexible barrier around the cell.
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Cell Wall
Definition
Strong supportive layer around plant cell membrane.
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Concentration
Definition
The mass of a solute in a given solution (Mass/Volume)
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Diffusion
Definition
The moving of particles from a more concentrated area to a less concentrated area.
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Equilibrium
Definition
When the concentration of the solute is the same throughout an area. (System)
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Osmosis
Definition
The diffusion of water though a semi permeable membrane.
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Isotonic
Definition
2 solutions with the same concentration
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Hypertonic
Definition
The solution has more concentrion inside then there is outside.
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Hypotonic
Definition
The solution is below strength or concentration.
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Endocytosis
Definition
Taking materials in through pockets in the cell membrane.
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Phagocytosis
Definition
Extensions of cytoplasm grab and packager a particle for a food vacuole.
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Pinocytosis
Definition
Pcketsin cell membrane fill with liquid and pinch off to form vacuoles in the cell.
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Lipid Bilayer
Definition
The composition of nearly all cell membreanes forming a double layered sheet.
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Facilitated Diffusion
Definition
Different protein channels that allow particular substances to cross different membranes.
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Active Transport
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Exocytosis
Definition
Process by which a cell releases a lot of material.
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