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| is the movement of a substancefrom an area of high concentration to an area of lower concentration. |
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| The diffusion of water into or out of a cell. |
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| A cell will become enlarged when it is placed in a |
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| The sodium-potassium pump usually pumps what in and what out? |
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| potassium ions into the cell and sodium out. |
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| movement of molecules that are too large to be moved through the membrane into the cell |
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| Movement out of a cell of molecules that are too large to be moved across a cell membrane. |
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| occurs when a cell shrinks due to water loss. |
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| the amount of water entering the cell will equal the amount of water exiting the cell |
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| does not require energy from the cell |
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| difference in the concentration of molecules across a space |
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| concentration of molecules is equal throughout a space |
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| movement of a substance down the substance’s concentration gradient |
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| causes a cell to shrink because of osmosis, movement out of a cell |
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| passive transport using carrier proteins |
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| movement of a substance against the substance’s concentration gradient |
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