Cell Membranes

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Osmosis

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the movement of water molecules from an area of high concentration to low concentration

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Solution

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Solute dissolved in a solvent

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Active Transport

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Movement of molecules from an area of low concentration to high concentration

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Endocytosis

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the mass movement of molecules into a cell by invagination of cell membrane

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Cell turgor

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The state when a plant cell has reached capacity of water content

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Passive movement

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Movement of molecules down concentration gradient without using energy

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Diffusion

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Movement of molecules from high concentration to low concentration

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Solute

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A substance that can dissolve in a solvent

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Flaccid

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When cell membrane is slightly wrinkled

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Hypertonic Solution

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When solution is high in solute, net movement of H2O out of cell

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Facilitated diffusion

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Diffusion through transport protein

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Isotonic

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Equal concentration of molecules in 2 regions

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Solvent

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Substance that dissolves solute

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Pinocytosis

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Movement of liquid or small particles in cell by invagination

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Concentration gradient

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Difference in concentration of molecules in two regions

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Crenation

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Shrinkage of animal cell due to water loss

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Haemolysis

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When red blood cells burst due to influx of water

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Phagocytosis

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Engulfing large mass by invagination

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Semipermeable

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Enables some substances to pass through based on size/ polarity

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Lysis

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When cell membrane bursts

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Exocystosis

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Mass movement of molecules out of cell

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Hypotonic

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Solution surrounding cell low in solute, net movement of H2O in