Osmosis Flashcards

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Osmosis

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Diffusion of water across a semi-parable membrane. net movement of water will move from an area of higher water

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What can osmosis help store?

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Balance, when the solute cannot cross the membrane

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Hypertonic

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Extra cellular fluid has a highest salute, concentration compared to the cytoplasm fluid

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Hypertonic

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Extra cellular fluid has a highest salute, concentration compared to the cytoplasm fluid

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Hypotonic

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Lower solute by, concentration compared to out of plasma

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Isotonic

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Same salute, concentration as cytoplasm water will move in and out of the cell at equal rates

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Colligative propery

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Property solution that depends only on the amount amount of solute

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Osmotic pressure

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Minimum amount of pressure required to stop diffusion of pure water across the membrane

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Osmosis is

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Passive transport of water across the membrane

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