osmosis and tonicity Flashcards
What do all cells need to live?
Obtain nutrients and get rid of waste
What are some examples of nutrients a cell needs and why?
Water needed for chemical reactions and oxygen needed for cellular respiration
Simple diffusion
Moving molecules from high to low concentration
Does simple diffusion require energy?
No
Is simple diffusion active or passive transport?
Passive
Examples of things that do simple diffusion across the cell membrane
Oxygen, carbon dioxide, lipids, steroids
Facilitated diffusion
Using proteins to move molecules from high to low concentrations through the cell membrane
Example of facilitated diffusion
Osmosis
Does facilitated diffusion require energy?
No
Is facilitated diffusion an example of active or passive transport?
Passive
Examples of substances that require facilitated diffusion?
Large, charged, polar molecules
What kinds of molecules can go through the cell membrane with simple diffusion?
Small, nonpolar molecules
What kinds of proteins are involved in facilitated diffusion?
Integral proteins
What do integral proteins do?
Transport things into the cell
What’s one example of an integral protein and its function?
Aquaporins transport H2O to the cell
Active transport
Molecules move from low to high concentrations using ATP
Does active transport require energy?
Yes
Endocytosis
Bringing larger molecules into the cell using a vesicle
Exocitosis
Removing large molecules using a vesicle
Phagocytosis
Cell eating, example of endocytosis
Pinocytosis
Cell drinking, example of endocytosis
Tonicity
Ability of water to move into solutions with a high concentration of solute
3 different environments a cell can be in
Isotonic, hypotonic, hypertonic
Isotonic
Equal amounts of solute and water in a solution
Movement in a isotonic solution
No net movement, but there is movement
Hypotonic
More water and less solute in solution
Movement in a hypotonic solution
Water will move into cell (think hippo, big, takes in water)
What can happen because of a hypotonic solution to plant cells?
Becomes turgid