cell membrane transport Flashcards

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Solute concentrations of the two solutions equalize to become…..

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isotonic solution

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an area of higher water concentration but lower solute concentration

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hypotonic solution

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…….. is the diffusion of a solvent (dissolving medium, which is water in living organisms) across a selectively permeable membrane that occurs in response to differences in solute (substance dissolved in solvent) concentrations.

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Osmosis

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an area of lower water concentration but higher solute concentration

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hypertonic solution

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A solution’s…… is a measure of the solution’s ability to change the volume of a cell by changing water content.

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Tonicity

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