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DIFFUSION | Movement of any type of molecule from high to low concentration until equilibrium is reached |
OSMOSIS | Diffusion of water from high to low concentration. |
TURGOR PRESSURE | Pressure of water against the cell membrane. |
FACILITATED DIFFUSION | Transport that moves material from high to low concentration using carrier or transport protein. |
ACTIVE TRANSPORT | Movement of molecules from low to high concentration using carrier proteins. |
ENDOCYTOSIS | Used for molecules too large to enter or exit cell xit cell cell |
EXOCYTOSIS | Exporting large molecules out of the cell. |
HYPERTONIC | A solution that has a higher concentration of solute than the cell. |
HYPOTONIC | A solution that has a lower concentration of solute than the cell. |
ISOTONIC | When the solution is the same concentration as the cell. |
CONCENTRATION GRADIENT | The diffrence in concentration from one side of a membrane to the other. |
TRANSPORT | Movement of molecules into and out of the cell. |
SEMIPERMEABLE MEMBRANE | A membrane that allows some molecules through but not all of them. |
VESICLES | A small vacuole that carries materials throughout the cell. |
HYDROPHOBIC | Molecules that "hate" water. |
HYDROPHILIC | Molecules that "love" water. |
PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER | The cell membrane is made of a: |
TRANSPORT PROTEIN | Protein that moves materials across the cell membrane. |
EQUILIBRIUM | When molecules are equal on both sides of the membrane. |
CARRIER PROTEIN | Another name for a transport protein that will only move one kind of material. |