A | B |
homeostasis | biological balance |
Fluid Mosaic Membrane | current model of membrane structure |
concentration gradient | difference in concentration of solutes over a space |
passive transport | due to the random kinetic energy of molecules |
osmosis | special case of diffusion involving the diffusion of water |
diffusion | movement of molecules from a high concentration to a low concentration |
hypertonic environment | high solute concentration; low water concentration |
hypotonic environment | low solute concentration; high water concentration |
isotonic environment | equal concentration of solute and water inside as outside the cell |
dynamic equilibrum | no net movement of molecules |
cytolysis | the bursting of a cell due to a hypotonic environment |
plasmolysis/crenation | the shrinking of cell due to a hypertonic environment |
turgor pressure | the pressure of a plant cell's contents against the cell wall |
contractile vacuole | stores and eliminataes excessive water |
active transport | movement up a concentration gradient; requires ATP |
sodium potassium pump | move 3 Na+ out and 2 K+ in |
endocytosis | movement of materials into a cell by the formation of a vacuole |
phagocytosis | formation of a vacuole around a solid to move it into a cell |
pinocytosis | formation of a vacuole to move a fluid into a cell |
exocytosis | use of a vacuole to remove a material for a cell |