Osmosis

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What is osmosis?

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The movement of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration.

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What is a solvent?

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The substance that does the dissolving in a solution.

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What is a solute?

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The substance that is being dissolved in a solution.

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What is a hypertonic solution?

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A solution that has a higher concentration of solutes compared to another solution.

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What is a hypotonic solution?

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A solution that has a lower concentration of solutes compared to another solution.

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What is an isotonic solution?

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A solution that has the same concentration of solutes as another solution.

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What happens to a cell in a hypertonic solution?

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The cell will lose water and shrink.

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What happens to a cell in a hypotonic solution?

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The cell will gain water and may swell or burst.

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What is a concentration gradient?

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The difference in the concentration of a substance across a space.

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What is diffusion?

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The movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.