vocab

Question 1

active transport

Answer 1

movement of ions into and out of the cell against their concentration gradient

Question 2

exocytosis

Answer 2

secretion of manufactured substances

Question 3

phagosytosis

Answer 3

endocytosis of solid material such as pathogens

Question 4

pinocytosis

Answer 4

endocytosis of liquid material such as water

Question 5

osmosis

Answer 5

passive movement of water through a semipermeable membrane with it’s concentration gradient

Question 6

excretion

Answer 6

the elimination of waste materials from the cell or body

Question 7

secretion

Answer 7

the process by which a cell or gland produces and expels some useful product; also used to refer to the product itself

Question 8

hypertonic

Answer 8

when the concentration of particles in a solution is is higher outside the cell than inside the cell

Question 9

hypotonic

Answer 9

when the concentration of particles in a solution is lower outside the cell than inside the cell

Question 10

isotonic

Answer 10

when the concentration of particles is a solution is the same on the inside of the cell and the outside