Cell Transport Vocabulary

Question 1

Diffusion

Answer 1

Movement of molecules from high concentration to low concentration

Question 2

Osmosis

Answer 2

Movement of water through the membrane

Question 3

Passive Transport

Answer 3

Molecules moving from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration; type of transport

Question 4

Facilitated Diffusion

Answer 4

Particles are too large to easily move through the membrane so requires protein channels; moving from an area of high concentration to low

Question 5

Active Transport

Answer 5

When energy is required to move molecules through the membrane

Question 6

Endocytosis

Answer 6

Food or liquid being brought into the cell using energy

Question 7

Exocytosis

Answer 7

Waste being taken out of the cell

Question 8

Pinocytosis

Answer 8

Liquids being brought into the cell; requires energy

Question 9

Phagocytosis

Answer 9

Energy being using to bring food particles into the cell

Question 10

Hypertonic

Answer 10

Having a higher concentration of solute than another solution; the cell will shrink

Question 11

Hypotonic

Answer 11

Having a lower concentration of solute than another solution; the cell will swell

Question 12

Isotonic

Answer 12

When there is an equal amount of water moving into and out of the cell