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Bio Lab quiz 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| osmosis | type of diffusion of water across a selectively (semi) permeable membrane in the presence of a impermeable solute |
| solute | a substance which is dissolved in water |
| solvent | a solute that is dissolved in water |
| solutions | different amounts of solute and solvents |
| hypertonic | solute concentration in the surrounding liquid is higher than that of the cell |
| hypotonic | solute concentration in the surround liquid is lower than that of the cell |
| Isotonic | if the surrounding solution has the same concentration of total solutes as the cell |
| leukocytes | white blood cells |
| erthryocytes | red blood cells |
| location of red blood cells | cardiovascular system |
| lysis | the bursting of cells |
| hemolysis | bursting of red blood cells |
| function of red blood cells | transport oxygenated blood through the body |
| crenation | shrinking of red blood cells |
| tonic | solute |
| iso | same |
| hypo | low |
| hyper | high |