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Simple Diffusion |
Passive, moved along concentration gradient |
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Facilitated Diffusion |
Passive, requires transporter protein, moves along concentration gradient |
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Active Transport |
Requires energy, requires a transporter protein, moves against concentration gradient |
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Hypertonic Cell |
Cell has higher solute and lower solvent |
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Hypotonic Cell |
Less solute, more solvent |
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Solute |
Molecule that is present in lesser proportion |
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Solvent |
Molecule that is present in larger proportion (usually water) |
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Tonicity |
To refer to the concentration of solute a which can exert an osmotic force on a membrane |
