Cell Transport

Front

What is the sodium potassium pump an example of?

Back

Active Transport

Front

What process allows perfume to spread throughout a room?

Back

Diffusion

Front

What is the term for molecules moving from high to low concentration through a carrier protein?

Back

Facilitated Diffusion

Front

What does passive transport require?

Back

No energy

Front

What happens to an animal cell in a hypertonic solution?

Back

It shrinks.

Front

Define diffusion.

Back

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

Front

What is osmosis?

Back

The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane.

Front

What is the difference between active transport and passive transport?

Back

Active transport requires energy; passive transport does not.

Front

What is a hypertonic solution?

Back

A solution with a higher concentration of solutes compared to another solution.

Front

What is a hypotonic solution?

Back

A solution with a lower concentration of solutes compared to another solution.