B2.1 - Key Words

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Active transport

Movement of molecules against their concentration gradient

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Cell cycle

The process of cell growth and division

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Concentration gradient

Difference in concentration between two regions

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Differentiation

Conversion of cell from unspecialised to specialised

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Diffusion

Net movement of particles from a place where there is a high concentration, to one where there is a low concentration

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DNA replication

Process by which a double-stranded DNA molecule is copied to produce two identical DNA molecules

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Meristems

Growing region of a plant

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Mitosis

Process by which body cells divide

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Osmosis

Diffusion of water molecules from region of high water potential to low water potential through a selectively permeable membrane

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Mitosis

Process by which body cells divide

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Osmosis

Diffusion of water molecules from region of high water potential to low water potential through a selectively permeable membrane

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Specialised

A cell that is adapted to perform a particular function is called a specialised cell

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Stem cell

Undifferentiated cell

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Water potential

Concentration of free water molecules

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