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Transport across the Cell Membrane

Do you know how materials get across the cell membrane and the terminology used?


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hypotonichas a lower concentration of solutes than on the other side of the membrane
hypertonichas a higher concentration of solutes than on the other side of the membrane
crenationwhen an animal cell shrinks from water loss
cytolysiswhen an animal cell swells from water gain
plasmolysiswhen a plant cell membrane shrinks from water loss
turgor pressurewhen water pressure builds up inside a plant cell from water gain
isotonicwhen the concentration of solutes on both sides of a membrane is equal
contractile vacuolewhat a fresh water protist uses to get rid of excess water
phospholipid bilayerwhat the cell membrane is made of that makes it semipermeable
transport proteinsmake channels and pores to get substances across a cell membrane
hydrophobicdescribes the lipid tails in the membrane
hydrophylicdescribes the phosphate heads in the membrane
passive transportthe general term for transport that does not use energy
active transportthe general term for transport that uses energy
diffusionthe movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
osmosisa special case describing the diffusion of water through a membrane
facilitated diffusionuses a transport protein, but no energy
atpmolecule that carries energy in the body
ion pumpcarry ions across the membrane from a low concentration to a high concentration
cotransportwhen cells use energy to carry two molecules across the membrane at the same time
endocytosisbringing materials into the cell through infolding or inpocketing of the cell membrane
exocytosisreleasing materials out of the cell membrane from a vesicle that fuses with the membrane
phagocytosiscell "eating" of particles
pinocytosiscell "drinking" of liquid