Osmosis Flashcards

quiz 12/19

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Osmosis

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facilitated diffusion of water,H20 moving from an area of high conc. to low conc.

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Water uses.. and why

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passive transport (doesn’t need extra energy) bc it’s polar moves thru facilitated diffusion

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the protein water uses

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aquaporin

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where does water go

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hypertonic solution

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hypertonic

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more solute and less water

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hypotonic

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less solution more water

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what happens when an animal cell is in hypotonic environment

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water goes in, swells, lyse, bursts open

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what happens when an animal cell is in hypertonic environment

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all the water leaves cell which leads to shriveling

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what happens when an animal cell is in isotonic environment

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that’s where it’s ideal

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what happens when an plant cell is in hypotonic environment

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turgid, all the water goes in which is what plant wants, “ideal”, central vacuole has lots of water

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what happens when an plant cell is in hypertonic environment

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water leaves and its called plasmolysis

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what happens when an plant cell is in isotonic environment

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flaccid, theres not enough water, plant will die, cell doesn’t touch cell wall which is what is ideal.

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