| A | B |
| passive transport | cell membrane without any input of energy |
| diffusion | movement of molecules from higher to lower area of concentration |
| concentration gradient | difference of concentration of molecules |
| equilibrium | the same capacity of molecules |
| osmosis | water diffusion |
| hypotonic | term showing concentration with cytosol |
| ion channels | transport higher to lower concentrations |
| contractive vacuoles | organelles that remove water |
| turgor pressure | the pressure water molecules exert against the cell wall |
| plasmalysis | lack of water and pressure in a cell wall |
| cytolysis | bursting of cells |
| facilitated diffusion | molecules that cannot readily diffuse |
| carrier proteins | assist cell proteins |
| isotonic | equal levels of inside and outside solutes |