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Boilogy Ch.5
Homeostasis and Transport
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01/14/2004

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active transport
Definition
the movement of a substance across a cell membrane against (up) an concentration gradient: requires cell to expend energy
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Carrier protiens
Definition
a protien that transports specific substances across a biological membrane
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concentration gradient
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the differance in concentration of a substance across space
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contractive vacule
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an organelle in protiest that expels water
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cytolysis
Definition
the bursting of a cell
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cytolysis
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the bursting of a cell
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diffusion
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the process in which molecul move from areas of higher concentration to areas of lower concentration
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endocytosis
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the process by which a cell surrounds and engulfs substances
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equilibrium
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a state that exists when the concentrationof a substance is the same trough out a space
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exocytosis
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a process in which a vesicle inside a cell fuses with the cell membrane and releases its contents to the extrnal environment
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facilitated diffusion
Definition
a process in which substances move down thier concentratioj gradients across the cell membrane with the help of carier proteins
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hypertonic
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describing a solution whoses solute concentration is higher then that inside a cell
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hypotonic
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describing a soulution whose solute concentration is lower then that inside a cell
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ion channel
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a membrane protien that provides a passageway across the cell membrane through which an ion can diffuse
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isotonic
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describing a solution whose solute concentration equals that inside a cell
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osmosis
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the difusion of water across a cell memvrane
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passive transport
Definition
the movement of substances across a cell membrane with (down) their concentration gradient : with out the use of cell energy
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phagocyte
Definition
a cell that engulfs in phagocytosis
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phagocytosis
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a type of endocytosis in which a cell engulfs large particlesor whole particles
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plasmolysis
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the shrinking or wilting of a walled cell in hypertonic fluids
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pinocytosis
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a type of endocytosis in which a cell engulfs solutes or fluids
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sodium -potassium pump
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a carrier protien that activly trnsprots K+ ions into and Na+ ions out of cells
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turgor pressure
Definition
water pressure within a plant cell
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vesicle
Definition
a membrane bound sac in a eukaryotic cell that contians material involved in endocytosis, exocytosis, or transport with in a cell
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