Cellular Transport

Front

What is the diffusion of water called?

Back

Osmosis

Front

When substances move against their concentration gradient, they are moving from:

Back

low to high concentration

Front

What type of transport does not require energy or a protein and moves molecules from high to low concentration?

Back

Passive transport

Front

What term is used for a solution that has less solute than the cell?

Back

Hypotonic

Front

When a solution has more solute than the cell, the cell will:

Back

shrink

Front

What is the process called when cells take in materials by engulfing them?

Back

Endocytosis

Front

What is the term for the movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration without energy?

Back

Diffusion

Front

What is the term for a solution that has the same solute concentration as the cell?

Back

Isotonic

Front

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

Back

Active transport

Front

What happens to a cell in a hypertonic solution?

Back

The cell will shrink.