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Cell Transport
basics of transport with images
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Isotonic | solute concentration is the same inside and outside of the cell, so water moves equally inside and outside of the cell (1 in 1 out) |
| Hypertonic | Solute concentration is higher outide of the cell, so water moves out of the cell. The cell shrivels. |
| Hypotonic | Solute concentration is higher inside the cell, so water moves into the cell. The cell swells and may eventually burst. |
| Concentration | The ratio of the mass or volume of a solute (like salt or sugar) to solvent (most of the time, water). |
| Active Transport | Using energy to move a molecule across a cell membrane against its concentration gradient (in other words, from low to high concentration). |
| Passive Transport | Moving a molecule across a cell membrane down its concentration gradient (in other words, from an area of high concentration to one of low concentration). DOES NOT REQUIRE ENERGY. |
| Osmosis | Movement of water across a cell membrane. A type of passive transport and diffusion. |
| Diffusion | Movement of molecules across a cell membrane. A type of passive transport. (When water is moving across the membrane, it has a special name- osmosis.) |
| Concentration Gradient | Increasing or decreasing differences in the amount of solute (sugar, salt, etc) compared to the amount of solvent (water). |