Movement of substance Flashcards

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Diffusion

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Movement of molecules from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration along a concentration gradient

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Active tranport

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Same as diffusion but uses energy in form of ATP
Goes against concentration gradient

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Permeable

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Everything goes in and out freely

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Impermeable

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Nothing is let in/ out

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Osmosis

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Movement of water across a semi=permeable from a region of high water concentration to region of low water concentration
No energy required

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Osmoregulation

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Kidneys make sure the fluid in our bodies that surrounds our cells has a stable concentration

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Turgid

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Water makes vacuole bigger and cytoplasm swells cell membrane pushed out towards cell wall

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Plasmolysis

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Movement o cell membrane away from the cell wall
Cell wall stays intact but membrane shrivels up away from it

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