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Cell Transport
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Diffusion | Net movement of the particles of a substance from where theay are more concentrated to where they are less concentrated. |
| Osmosis | Passive transport of water across a selectively permeable membrane. |
| H2O | Facilitated |
| CO2 | Simple |
| O2 | Simple |
| Glucose (sugar) | Facilitated |
| Na+ | Facilitated into cell, active out of cell |
| K+ | Active |
| Hydrophilic | Attracted to water |
| Na+/K+ pump | Transport protein that regulates the sodium and potassium concentrations in the cells. |
| Hydrophobic | Afraid of water |
| Polar molecule | Having a charge |
| Non-polar molecule | Having no charge |
| Active transport | Requiring membrane pumps |
| Passive transport | Requiring diffusion |
| Transport protein | Protein with function of moving other materials within an organism. |
| Facilitated diffusion | Requiring transport proteins |
| Phospholipid bilayer | Two-layer "sandwich" of molecules that surrounds a cell. |