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Organism
No nucleus Nucleus
Prokaryote Eukaryote
Single-celled Multicellular
organism organism
Amoeba
animal plant
3. All cells come from other cells; they do not come from non-living matter
2.3 Cell Division
Reasons for Cell Division:
1. Reproduction: amoeba can reproduce by mitosis-cloning themselves
2. Repair: if skin is cut, cells will undergo cell division to fill in the gap
3. Replace: RBC are constantly being regenerated to replace old RBCs
4. Growth: a single fertilized egg undergoes mitosis to lead to a multicelled organism
Diffusion: a transport mechanism for moving chemicals into and out of the cell, from an area of
higher concentration to an area of lower concentration
Osmosis: the movement of fluid, usually water, across a membrane toward an area of high
solute concentration; hypotonic to hypertonic flow
Concentration: the amount of a substance (solute) in a given volume of solution