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Biology Unit 4 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| active transport | requires energy against the concentration gradient |
| Concentration Gradient | difference in the concentration of a substance from 1 area to another |
| Diffusion | Particles move from an area of high concentration to low |
| Endocytosis | process by which a cell takes material into the cell by infolding of the cell membrane |
| Exocytosis | Process by which a cell releases large amounts of material |
| facilitated diffusion | Molecules that cannot directly diffuse across the membrane pass through special protein channels |
| Fluid mosaic model | embedded in the lipid bilayer of most cell membranes; protein molecules |
| hypertonic solution | above strength; more concentration |
| hypotonic solution | below strength; less concentration |
| isotonic solution | same strength; equal concentration |
| osmosis | Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane |
| passive transport | Every living cell exists in a liquid environment |
| selective permeable | Some substances can pass across them, and others cannot |
| solute | A substance that is dissolved in a solution |
| solvent | dissolving substance in a solution |