Unit 2 Cell Transport

Front

What is the process of taking in materials using a vesicle?

Back

Endocytosis

Front

What is the need of an organism to stay stable by regulating internal conditions?

Back

Homeostasis

Front

What is the transport of water across the cell membrane called?

Back

Osmosis

Front

True or False: Organisms constantly take in stimuli and have to respond to them in order to maintain homeostasis.

Back

True

Front

What type of solution causes a cell to swell and potentially burst?

Back

Hypotonic

Front

What is the term for a solution with a higher concentration of solutes compared to another solution?

Back

Hypertonic

Front

What is the term for a solution with the same concentration of solutes as another solution?

Back

Isotonic

Front

What is the process of expelling materials from a cell using a vesicle?

Back

Exocytosis

Front

What is the movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration called?

Back

Diffusion

Front

What is the term for the energy-requiring process that moves substances against their concentration gradient?

Back

Active Transport