Osmosis And Isotonic Solutions. Exam1 Flashcards

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What is the molarity of pure water?

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55.66moles/liter

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How does water move through membrane pores?

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Passive transport

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The more dissolved particles the lower the ?

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H2O

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What do you call when you use the concentration of of dissolved particles?

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Osmoles or osmolarity

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What are examples of molecules that ionize in water?

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NaCl, CaCl2, Na2CO3

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What are examples of non-ionizing molecules?

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Sucrose, glucose, urea, glycerol

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What is an ISO-osmotic solution?

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A tissue/cell type that is one in which the H2O is the solution is the same as the H2O in the cell

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What is the ISO-osmotic for Macmillan cells?

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.29 moles of dissolved particles

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What makes a cell hypotonic?

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The dissolved particles is less than the ISO-osmotic.

This will cause the cell to swell.

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What makes a cell hypertonic?

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The dissolved particles is greater that ISO-osmotic

This will cause the cell to shrink

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