Membrane Transport

Question 1

Diffusion

Answer 1

The movement of solute from a high concentration to a low concentration

Question 2

Osmosis

Answer 2

The movement of solvent from a solution with a lower solute concentration to a solution with a higher solute concentration through a selectively permeable membrane

Question 3

Tonicity

Answer 3

Comparative measure of the osmotic pressure of two solutions and the ability of one solution to cause water movement by osmosis from another solution