Moving
Has a solute concentration higher than the solute concentration inside a cell
Hypertonic
The process of taking liquids or fairly large molecules into a cell by engulfing them in a membrane
Endocytosis
The scientific study of living things and their interactions with their environment
Biology
Is an organized group of related parts that interact to form a whole
System
Includes using our senses to study the world
Observation
Has a solute concentration equal to the solute concentration inside a cell
Isotonic
A type of endocytosis in which cell membrane engulfs large particles
Phagocytosis
All living things and all the places they are found on Earth
Biosphere
A community of organisms and their physical environment
Ecosystem
A proposed answer for a scientific question
Hypothesis
Has a solute concentration lower than the solute concentration inside a cell
Hypotonic
The release of substances out of a cell by the fusion of a vesicle with the membrane
Exocytosis
The variety of organisms in a given area is called biological diversity
Biodiversity
The maintenance of constant internal conditions in an organism
Homeostasis
Observations often recorded that can be analyzed
Data
Drives molecules across a membrane from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration
Active Transport
Basic unit of life
Cell
A group of organisms that are closely related and can produce fertile offspring
Species
An inherited trait that gives an advantage to individual organisms and is passed on to future generations
Adaptation
Any individual living thing
Organism
The diffusion of molecules across a membrane through transport proteins
Facilitated Diffusion
All of the chemical processes that build up or break down materials
Metabolism
The genetic material that contains information that determines inherited characteristics
DNA
The change of living things over time
Evolution