Chapter 5 Homeostasis and Cell Transport Flashcards by Emma Nguyen | Brainscape

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What is passive transport?

A

transport without energy (high to low)

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What is the concentration gradient?

A

difference on the concentration of molecules across a space

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What is the sodium potassium pump?

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uses ATP, Na+ outside, K+ inside

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What is plasmolysis?

A

cell shrinks away from cell wall

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What is cytolysis?

A

animal cells placed in hypotonic solution bursts

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What is active transport?

A

transport using energy

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What is osmosis?

A

diffusion of water (high to low)

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What is a hypertonic solution?

A

water diffuses out (shrinks)

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What is hypotonic?

A

water diffuses in (swells)

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What is isotonic?

A

equal concentration

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What is diffusion?

A

movement of molecules (high to low)

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What is facilitated diffusion?

A

passive transport using carrier proteins

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What is endocytosis?

A

cells ingest materials

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What is exocytosis?

A

cells remove materials

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