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17 Cards in this Set
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Passive Transport
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movement across the cell membrane that does not require energy from the cell
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Concentration Gradient
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A different in the concentration of a substance across a space
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equilibrium
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is a condition in which the concentration of a substance is equal through out a space
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diffusion
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the movement of a substance from an area of high concentration to an area of lower concentration caused by the random motion of particles of the substance
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osmosis
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the diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane
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hypertonic solution
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a solution that causes a cell to shrink because of osmosis
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hypotonic solution
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a solution that cause a cell to swell because of osmosis
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isotonic solution
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a solution that produces no change in cell volume because of osmosis
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ion channel
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is a transport protein with a polar pore through which ions can pass
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carrier proteins
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most cells also have a different kind of transport protein that can bind to a specific substance on one side of the cell membrane, carry the substance across the cell membrane and release it on the other side.
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facilitated diffusion
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a type of passive transport, it moves substances down their concentration gradient without using the cells energy.
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active transport
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the transport of a substance across the cell membrane against its concentration gradient
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sodium-potassium pump
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transports three sodium ions, NA+, out of a cell and two potassium ions K+, into a cell
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endocytosis
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the movement of a substance into a cell by a vesicle
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exocytosis
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the movement of a substance by a vesicle to the outside of a cell
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receptor protein
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is a protein that binds to a specific signal molecule, enabling the cell to respond to the signal molecule
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second messenger
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acts as a signal molecule in the cytoplasm
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