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| 6 characteristics of life |
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| cells, reproduce/grow/repair self, require energy, produce waste, have a life span, respond |
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| Selectively/semipermiable membrane |
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| some things can go through the cell membrane while others cannot |
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| The diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane |
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| the part of the solution that gets dissolved |
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| the movement of molecules from a area of of high concentration to an area of low concentration |
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| the part of the solution that does the dissolving |
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| when there is a higher concentration INSIDE the cell and water enters the cell |
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| when the is a higher concentration OUTSIDE the cell and water leaves the cell |
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| when the concentrations are balanced and water both enters and leaves the cell |
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| the number of solvent particles in comparison to the number of solute particles |
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| Extra cellular fluid (ecf)(4 points) |
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| surrounds all living cells, contains nutrients and chemicals that the cells need, carries away waste product to be secreted, contains both solute and solvent |
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| Homostasis (what it is and why it is needed) |
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| it is the balance between concentrations and without it the cell will die |
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