Osmosis

Question 1

Hypertonic

Answer 1

A type of tonicity where there is a higher concentration of solutes outside of a cell than inside a cell

Question 2

Hypotonic

Answer 2

A type of tonicity where there is a lower concentration of solutes outside of a cell than inside a cell

Question 3

Isotonic

Answer 3

A type of tonicity where there is an equal amount of solute on both sides of a membrane

Question 4

Osmosis

Answer 4

The movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane

Question 5

Passive Transport

Answer 5

Movement of molecules across a membrane without the use of energy

Question 6

Selectively Permeable

Answer 6

A membrane that can regulate which molecules are able to pass through the membrane and which cannot

Question 7

Solute

Answer 7

The minority component in a solution (mixture), dissolved in a solution

Question 8

Solvent

Answer 8

A substance that dissolves things to create a solution (mixture)

Question 9

Tonicity

Answer 9

The concentration gradient of a solute in a solution