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Diffusion osmosis
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| diffusion | Spreading out of particles due to random collision. |
| osmosis | Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane. |
| facilitated diffusion | A type of diffusion involving ions and large polar solutes like glucose. |
| tonicity | Relative solute concentrations of two solutions. |
| isotonic | Two solutes with the same solute concentration. |
| hypotonic | More water than solutes. |
| hypertonic | More solute less water. |
| turgidity | The bloating of a plant cell when placed in a hypotonic solution. |
| plasmolysis | Collapsing of the cell membrane due to loss of water. |
| cytolysis | The fate of an animal cell in hypotonic solution. |