What is osmosis?
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The movement of water molecules across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration.
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What is active transport?
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The process of moving molecules across a cell membrane from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration, using energy.
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What is passive transport?
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The movement of substances across a cell membrane without the use of energy, typically along the concentration gradient.
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Define isotonic solution.
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A solution in which the concentration of solutes is the same inside and outside the cell, resulting in no net movement of water.
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What happens to a cell in a hypertonic solution?
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Water moves out of the cell, causing it to shrink.
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What happens to a cell in a hypotonic solution?
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Water moves into the cell, causing it to swell and potentially burst.
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What is facilitated diffusion?
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A process of passive transport that uses transport proteins to help move molecules across the cell membrane.
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