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18 Cards in this Set
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Lipid bilayer |
Double-layered, forms the core of nearly all cell membranes |
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Concentration |
Mass of salt in a given volume of solution |
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Diffusion |
Molecules tend to move from an area were they are more concentrated to an area were they are less concentrated |
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Equilibrium |
Concentration of solute is same throughout the solution |
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Osmosis |
Diffusion of water |
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Isotonic |
Concentration of two solutions is the same |
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Hypertonic |
Solution with the greater concentration or solutes |
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Hypotonic |
Solution with the lesser concentration of solutes |
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Facilitated diffusion |
Movement of specific molecules across cell |
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Endocytosis |
Cell takes materials into the cell by infolding of the cell membrane |
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Phagocytosis |
Extensions of cytoplasm surround and engulf large particles and take them into the cell |
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Pinocytosis |
Cell takes in liquid from the surrounding environment |
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Exocytosis |
Cell releases large amounts of material |
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Cell specialization |
Cells develope in different ways to preform different tasks |
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Tissue |
Group of cells that preform a particular function |
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Cell specialization |
Calls developed in different ways to preform different tasks |
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Organ |
Group of tissues that work together |
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Organ system |
Group of organs that work together |
