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Bio vocab, all chap 5

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Term
Definition
Passive Transport   The movement of substances across a cell membrane without the use of energy by the cell  
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Diffusion   The movement of particles from regions of higher density to regions of lower density  
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Concentration Gradient   A difference in the concentration of a substance across a distance  
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Equilibrium   A state that exists when the concentration of a substance is the same throughout a space  
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Osmosis   The diffusion of water or another solvent from a more dilute solution (of a solute) to a more concentrated solution (of the solute) through a membrane that is permeable to the solvent  
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Hypotonic   Describes a solution whose solute concentration is lower than the solute concentration inside a cell  
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Hypertonic   Describes a solution whose solute concentration is higher than the solute concentration inside a cell  
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Isotonic   A solution whose solute concentration is equal to the solute concentration inside a cell  
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Contractile Vacuole   In protozoans, an organelle that accumulates water and then releases it periodically to maintain osmotic pressure  
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Turgor Pressure   The pressure that is exerted on the inside of cell walls and that is caused by the movement of water into the cell  
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Plasmolysis   The contraction or shrinking of the cell membrane of a plant cell in a hypertonic solution in response to the loss of water by osmosis  
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Cytolysis   the bursting of a cell  
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Facilitated Diffusion   The transport of substances through a cell membrane along a concentration gradient with the aid of carrier proteins  
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Carrier Protein   A protein that transports substances across a cell membrane  
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Ion Channel   A pore in a cell membrane through which ions can pass  
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Active Transport   The movement of chemical substances, usually across the cell membrane, against a concentration gradient; requires cells to use energy  
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Sodium-Potassium Pump   A carrier protein that uses ATP to actively transport sodium ions out of a cell and potassium ions into the cell  
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Endocytosis   The process by which a cell membrane surrounds a particle and encloses the particle in a vesicle to bring the particle into the cell  
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Vesicle   A small cavity or sac that contains materials in a eukaryotic cell; forms when part of the cell membrane surrounds the materials to be taken into the cell or transported within the cell  
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Pinocytosis   A method of active transport across the cell membrane in which the cell takes in extracellular fluids  
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Phagocytosis   The process by which a cell engulfs large particles or whole cells, either as a defense mechanism or as a means to obtain food  
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Phagocyte   A cell that ingests and destroys (digests) foreign matter or microorganisms  
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Exocytosis   The process by which a substance is released from the cell through a vesicle that transports the substance to the cell surface and then fuses with the membrane to let the substance out  
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