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Chapter 5
Homeostasis and Cell Transport
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Passive Transport | Crossing the cell membrane without energy; with the concentration gradient |
| Diffusion | Movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration |
| Concentration Gradient | The difference in concentration across a distance |
| Equilibrium | When molecules are distributed evenly across the cell and outside the cell |
| Osmosis | Process of water diffusing across a cell membrane from a higher to lower concentration, does not require energy |
| Hypotonic | When the concentration of molecules outside the cell is lower than the concentration in the cytosol |
| Hypertonic | When the concentration of solute molecules outside the cell is higher than the concentration in the cytosol |
| Isotonic | When the concentration of solutes outside and inside the cell are equal |
| Contractile Vacuole | |
| Turgor Pressure | |
| Plasmolysis | |
| Cytolysis | |
| Facilitated diffusion | |
| Carrier Protein | |
| Ion Channel |