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Life Processes
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Define osmosis.

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Osmosis: The movement of water molecules from a weaker (dilute) solution to a stronger (concentrated) solution through a semi-permeable membrane is called osmosis.

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What exactly do life processes need to do?

Why does a single-celled organism not need specific organs for taking in food, exchange of gases or removal of wastes?

Why is diffusion insufficient to meet the oxygen requirements of multicellular organisms like humans?

What criteria do we use to decide whether something is alive?

What are outside raw materials used for by an organism?

What processes would you consider essential for maintaining life?

From where do you get the energy to do work from?

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What are the raw materials for photosynthesis?