B1.7 OSMOSIS Flashcards

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1
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what’s the name of 2 solutions within the same concentrations

A

isotonic

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2
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what’s the name if the solution is more concentrated ( more solute, less water)

A

hypertonic

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what’s the name if the solution is more dilute ( more water, less solution )

A

hypotonic

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4
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what’s osmosis

A

diffusion of water across a partially permeable membrane from a dilute to a more concentrated solution

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5
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what type of membrane is the cell membrane

A

partially permeable

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what’s a partially permeable membrane

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a membrane that allows only certain substances to pass through

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what will happen if animal cells are surrounded by a hypotonic solution

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they will swell and possible burst as water moves into cell by osmosis

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what will happen if the solution around animal cells is a hypertonic solution

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shrink due to water moving out the cell

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