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1
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When both inside and outside of a cell have the same amount of water it is said that the cell has reached a state of

A

Equilibrium

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2
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Which is true about active transport?

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It requires energy

And goes from low concentration to high concentration

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This type of transport requires ENERGY and goes from LOW to HIGH concentration?

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Active

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4
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A cell placed in a hypertonic solution will

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Shrivel

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5
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Hypertonic solutions

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make cells shrink

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6
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Osmosis is the movement of

across a membrane.

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Water

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7
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Which is true about passive transport?

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ATP is not required

molecules move from high to low

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8
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Hypotonic solutions

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make cells swell

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9
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Active transport requires
~ concentration to
to move particles from an area of concentration to Concentration

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Energy

Low

High

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10
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What forms the channels and pumps in the phospholipid bilayer?

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proteins

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11
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A cell placed in a hypotonic solution will

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swell

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12
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The function of the plasma membrane is….

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To regulate what enters and leaves the cell

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13
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The movement of molecules against a concentration gradient

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active transport

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14
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Why is diffusion and osmosis important to cells?

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It allows them to take in materials without using energy.

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15
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O2 and CO2 would pass through the cell membrane using this method?

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Simple Diffusion

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16
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In an isotonic solution, water will move

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in and out of the cell randomly

17
Q

Selective permeability membrane means that:

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some substance pass through while some are kept out

18
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Movement of large and/or charged molecules across a cell membrane using a protein channel

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Facilitated diffusion

19
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Do
simple diffusion
Facilitated diffusion
And
Osmosis use energy

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No

20
Q

Does active transport need energy

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Yes

21
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Does passive transport need energy

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No

22
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The higher the concentration of dissolved particles in a solution = the less water molecules there are

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Hypertonic

23
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The lower the concentration of dissolved particles in a solution=The more water molecules there are

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Hypotonic

24
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An equal concentration of dissolved particles in a solution as the inside of the cell

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Isotonic

25
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What moves big stuff into the cell

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Endocytosis

26
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What moves stuff out of the cell

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exocytosis

27
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Movement of water

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Ósmosis