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Cell Transport
Term | Definition |
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Osmosis | The movement of water from an area of high concentration to low. |
Diffusion | The movement of particles from an area of high concentration to low. |
Hypertonic | Concentration of dissolved substances is higher on the outside of the cell. |
Hypotonic | Concentration of dissolved substances is lower on the outside of the cell. |
Isotonic | Concentration of dissolved substances is the same on the inside and outside of the cell. |
Passive Transport | The movements of materials across the cell membrane without the use of energy. |
Active Transport | The movement of materials across the cell membrane with the use of energy. |
Facilitated Diffusion | The movement of materials from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration with the help of transport proteins. |
Endocytosis | Active transport, engulfing material into the cell. |
Exocytosis | Active transport of materials out of the cell. |
Equilibrium | Continuous movement of particles but no overall change in concentration of materials |
Semi-Permeable | Allows some substances in and out of the cell but not others. |
Solvent | Substance in which another substance is dissolved |
Solute | Substance dissolved in a solvent |
Fluid Mosaic | Model that describes the plasma membrane. Fluid because proteins can move within the layer and mosaic because of the pattern it makes |