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Osmosis Flashcards

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Hypotonic and hypertonic

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Hypertonic - high water concentration

Hypotonic - low water concentration

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The effect of placing an animal cell in a hypotonic, hypertonic and isotonic solution

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Hypertonic - shrinks
Hypotonic - bursts
Isotonic - no change

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Plant cell in hypertonic, hypotonic and isotonic solution

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Hypotonic - turgid
Hypertonic -plasmolysed
Isotonic - flaccid

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Osmosis

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water moves from high to low concentration across a selectively permeable membrane

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Diffusion and osmosis are examples of

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Passive transport and do not require energy

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