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Membrane Transport
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Biology
12th Grade
09/04/2012

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Term
Membrane Transport
Definition
movement of substances into and out of the cell
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Solvent
Definition
dissolving medium; typically water in the body
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Solute
Definition
components in smaller quantities within a solution
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Intracellular Fluid
Definition
nucleoplasm and cytosol
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Interstitial Fluid
Definition
fluid on exterior of cell
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Passive Transport
Definition

requires no energy

move from high to low concentration

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Diffusion
Definition

particles distribute themselves evenly within a solution

down a concentration gradient

Term
Osmosis
Definition

simple diffusion of water

highly polar water molecules easily cross the plasma membrane through aquaporins

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Facilitated Diffusion
Definition
substances require a protein carrier for passive transport
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Filtration
Definition
forced through a membrane by fluid, or hydrostatic pressure
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Hypertonic
Definition
more solute than solvent
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Hypotonic

 

Definition
less solute than solvent
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