40A - Lab - Exercise #5 Flashcards
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Osmosis
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Passive process (no ATP) involving the movement of WATER across a membrane. Will move from a high con. to low con.
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Diffusion
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Passive process (no ATP) and driven by a concentration gradient (moving from high con. to low con.)
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What does a solution contain?
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Solute (dissolved in water) + solvent (h2o)
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Hypotonic environment
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Hemolysis. Water goes inside cell, cell swells.
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Hypertonic environment
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Cell crenated (dehydrated), water goes outside cell
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Isotonic environment
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Same water amount goes inside and out
