Cell Processes
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kfaulhaber Plus on November 18, 2010
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Cell Processes according to the Buffalo Public Schools pacing guide.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 products | the elements or compounds produced by a chemical reaction |
| reactants | the elements or compounds that enter into a chemical reaction |
| substance | any element or compound |
| autotrophs | organisms that make their own food |
| producers | organisms that make their own food |
| consumers | an organism that obtains energy and nutrients by feeding on other organisms or their remains. |
| photosynthesis | the process by which plants make food |
| photosynthesis equation | water + light energy + carbon dioxide --> oxygen & glucose |
| glucose | sugar |
| cellular respiration | the process by which organisms make energy from food using oxygen. |
| osmosis | diffusion of water |
| diffusion | the process by which molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration |
| mitosis | the process in which a cell divides to form into two new cells that are identical (the same). |
| chromosome | cell parts made out of DNA that carry the instructions for an organism. |
| cellular respiration equation | glucose + oxygen --> energy (ATP) + carbon dioxide + water. |
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