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Define Term: active transport across cell membrane

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Active processes use the energy contained in ATP.

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Define Term: Passive movement across plasma membrane

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Passive processes do not require the use of energy (ATP)

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Define Term: solvent

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Dissolving medium. I.e. Water

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Define Term: Solute

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Solutes are the substances dissolved in the solvent

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Define Term: Solution

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A solution consists of solutes dissolved in a solvent.

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Define Term: Concentration Gradient

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A concentration gradient is said to exist if the concentration of a particular solute is higher on one side of the plasma membrane and lower on the other side of the plasma membrane.

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Define Term: Hypotonic

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A hypotonic solution has a relatively low solute concentration (low in relation to x)

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Define Term: Hypertonic

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A hypertonic solution has a relatively high solute concentration (high compared to x)

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Define Term: Isotonic

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Two solutions are said to be isotonic when they have an equal concentration of solutes.

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Define term: Osmosis

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Osmosis is the movement of water molecules by diffusion across a semi-permeable membrane. During osmosis, water moves from a hypotonic solution to a hypertonic solution until equilibrium is reached.

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Define term: crenate

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Become shoveled with spiked edges. When blood cells are put in a hypertonic solution and the water leaves the cell.

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Define Term: hemolysis

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When a blood cell swells and may even burst after gaining a significant amount of water through osmosis via being placed into a hypotonic solution.