A | B |
Hypertonic | a solution which contains more solute than solvent |
Isotonic | a solution which the solvent equals the solute, this is the state that cells prefer |
Hypotonic | a solution which contains more solvent than solute |
Contractile vacuoles | organelles that remove water |
Turgor pressure | pressure form the water molecule exerted against the cell wall |
Plasmolysis | cell shrinking away from the cell wall |
Cytolysis | bursting cells |
Transport | movement from lower to higher concentration |
Equilibrium | the concentration of molecules will be the same throughout the space the molecules occupy |
Cellular respiration | process by which cells break down glucose to release energy and reduce carbon atoms |
ATP | nitrogen-containing base that is a component of a nucleotide |