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Title: ch.5

Description: sec1

Total Flash Cards: 15

Created: 02/09/2011 12:56:34

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passive transport
Definition
the movement of substances across a cell membrane without the use of energy by the cell
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diffusion
Definition
the movement of particles from regions of high to low density
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concentration gradient
Definition
a difference in the concentration of a substance across a distance
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equilibrium
Definition
a stste that exists when the concentration of a substance is the same throughout a space
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osmosis
Definition
the diffusion of water or anther solvent from a more concentrated
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hypotonic
Definition
describes a solution whose solute concentrationis lower then the solute is lower then the solute concentration inside a cell
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hypertonic
Definition
describes a solution whose solute concentration inside a cell
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isotonic
Definition
describes a solution whose solute concentration is equal
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contractile vacuole
Definition
an organelle that accumulates water
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turgor pressure
Definition
the pressure that is exerter on the inside of cell walls
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plasmolysis
Definition
the contraction or shrinking of the cell membrain of a plant cell
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cytolysis
Definition
the bursting of a cell
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facilitated diffusion
Definition
the transport of substances though a cell membrane
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carrier protein
Definition
a protein that transports substances across a cell membrane
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ion channel
Definition
a complex of protein molecules in a cell membrane