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Diffusion
Diffusion
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Biology
10th Grade
02/21/2013

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Passive Transport
Definition
>Substances cross the cell membrane without the use of energy
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Osmosis

Definition
Movement of water through a cell membrane.
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Equilibrium

Definition

Concentration of molecules of a substance is equal throughout a space.

 

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Isotonic Solution
Definition

The concentration of solutes is the same inside and outside the cell.

 

Cell stays the same size


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Hypertonic Solution
Definition

The concentration of solutes outside of the cell is higher then than it is inside the cell.


Cell Shrinks

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Hypotonic Solution
Definition

The concentration of solute outside of the cell is lower than it is inside of the cell.


Cell gets bigger


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Facilitated Diffusion
Definition

Particles diffuse across the cell membrane through a special channel

 

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Active Transport
Definition
  • Substances cross the cell membrane by using energy.
  • Energy is needed because substances are moving against the concentration gradient. 


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Diffusion

Definition
Movement of particles from an area of high concentration to low concentration.
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