Transportation Flashcards
passive transport
molecules move from high to low concentration with no energy
diffusion
the process by which particles move from an area of high concentration to low concentration
equillibrium
equal number of particles on each side
facilitated diffusion
when molecules can not directly diffuse across the membrane pass through protein channels
aquaporin
pores that are water
osmosis
(facilitated diffusion) is the diffusion that is of water through a selectively permeable membrane
isotonic
when the concentration is the same on both sides of the membrane
hypotonic
below strength
if put cell in hypotonic solution, becomes big, fat, round
hypertonic
water leaves cell and the cell shrinks and becomes small
above strength
osmotic pressure
the net movement of water out or into a cell exerts a force
active transport
particles move from low to high concentration with energy
transport proteins are protein pumps that are found in the membrane
endosytosis
the membrane forms a pocket around a particle
the pocket then breaks loose from the cell membrane
exocytosis
the membrane of a vesicle surrounds the material then fuses with the cell membrane