Module 11 Flashcards
Osmosis, Tonicity, Osmoregulation
Molarity
the concentration of a solute in a solution
Permeable
When a membrane allows water or solutes to diffuse through it freely
Impermeable
When a membrane blocks the diffusion of water and solutes entirely
Selectively Permeable
Allows the movement of some molecule but not others
Aquaporins
Allows water to diffuse freely across the cell membrane at a rate much faster than would be possible by simple diffusion alone
How does water move across the cell membrane
Diffusion, through the concentration gradient
Concentration gradient
High to low water concentration
Solute concentration is low so
Water concentration is high
Water concentration is low
Solute concentration is high
How does water more in relation to solute concentration
water moves from low solute concentration to high
Osmosis
The movement of water across a SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE membrane in response to a difference in water concentration
What is osmosis a response too
The solute concentration inside the cell in relation to the outside
Equilibrium
When the concentration of solutes is the same on the 2 sides of the membrane
Net movement during equilibrium
stops although water molecules continue to move in both directions
Water potential
All of the chemical and physical properties that affect the movement of water, such as osmosis pressure and gravity