Cell membrane exam review

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What happens to a cell placed in an environment with more oxygen outside than inside?

Back

The cell will gain oxygen.

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What is the term for moving particles against the concentration gradient?

Back

Active Transport.

Front

What is the movement of small gas particles from high concentration to low concentration called?

Back

Diffusion.

Front

In a hypotonic solution, where will water move?

Back

Water will move into the cell.

Front

What type of solution causes a cell to swell due to water intake?

Back

Hypotonic solution.

Front

What is osmosis?

Back

The movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from an area of low solute concentration to high solute concentration.

Front

What is passive transport?

Back

The movement of substances across a cell membrane without the use of energy.

Front

What is facilitated diffusion?

Back

The process of transporting substances across a cell membrane with the help of carrier proteins, without energy.

Front

What is the role of the cell membrane?

Back

To protect the cell and regulate what enters and exits.

Front

What does it mean for a solution to be hypertonic?

Back

It has a higher concentration of solutes compared to the inside of the cell.