Cell Transport Flashcards
Passive transport
Movement across cell membrane with no energy
Diffusion
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Osmosis
The diffusion of water
Solute
The chemical dissolved in a liquid (salt)
Solvent
The liquid in a solution (water)
Solution
The solute plus the solvent (salt water)
Active transport
Requires energy
ATP is used
Hypotonic
Higher concentration of solute inside the cell; water enters the cell
Hypertonic
Higher concentration of solute outside the cell
Water leaves the cell
Isotonic
Equal concentration inside and out of the cell
No net movement
Concentration
The % of solute in a solution
Equilibrium
A state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced
Selectively permeable
Cell membrane that allows certain molecules or ions to pass through with passive or active transport
Homeostasis
Keeping the things you need to survive steady
Cell membrane
Moves materials in an out of the cell
Made of phospholipid bilayer
Proteins embedded in the membrane control the movement of molecules