Movement of substances inside and out of a cell

Question 1

What is lysis

Answer 1

In an animal cell when water travels into the cell by osmosis causing it to swell up. This happens in a diluted solution

Question 2

What is crenation

Answer 2

In an animal cell where a cells water leaves the cell and the cell becomes shrivelled up. This happens in a concentrated solution

Question 3

What does turgid mean

Answer 3

In a plant cell when water enters a plant cell by osmosis and the cell begins to swell up

Question 4

What does plasmolysed mean

Answer 4

In a plant cell when water leaves a cell by osmosis the cell membrane pulls away from the cell wall and it becomes soft (flaccid)

Question 5

What is diffusion

Answer 5

The movement from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration

Question 6

What is osmosis

Answer 6

The movement of water molecules moving from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration across a partially permeable membrane

Question 7

What js Active Transport

Answer 7

Movement of substances from an area of low concentration to an area of higher concentration

Question 8

What energy does Active Transport require

Answer 8

ATP Energy and Carrier Proteins