| A | B |
|---|
| osmosis | The diffusion of water across a semi-permeable membrane. |
| isotonic solution | Concentration of dissolved substances is the SAME on both sides of the membrane. |
| hyPOtonic solution | Concentration of dissolved substances is LOWER outside of the membrane. |
| hyPERtonic solution | Concentration of dissolved substances is HIGHER outside of the membrane. |
| passive transport | Movement of molecules across membrane by diffusion. |
| facilitated diffusion | Transport of materials across the membrane with the aid of a protein. |
| active transport | Energy requiring movement of materials through a membrane against a concentration gradient. |
| endocytosis | Process by which a cell surrounds and takes in material from its environment. |
| exocytosis | The expulsion of secretion of materials from a cell. |
| chromosome | Packed structures of DNA which become darkly colored when stained. |
| cell cycle | The sequence of growth and division of a cell. |
| interphase | Part of the cell cycle in which the cell grows in size and carries on metabolism. |
