Cell Transport

Front

What is the difference in the concentration of a substance from one location to another?

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Concentration gradient.

Front

What is another term for equilibrium?

Back

Homeostasis.

Front

What is reached when molecules are spread evenly across the cell membrane?

Back

Equilibrium.

Front

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

Back

Passive Transport.

Front

What does it mean when the cell membrane is described as selectively permeable?

Back

Certain things can enter while others cannot.

Front

What is the process called when water moves across a selectively permeable membrane?

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Osmosis.

Front

What type of transport requires energy to move substances against their concentration gradient?

Back

Active Transport.

Front

What is the term for the balance of internal conditions in a cell?

Back

Homeostasis.

Front

What is the primary function of the cell membrane?

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To protect the cell and regulate what enters and leaves.

Front

What is facilitated diffusion?

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The process of passive transport of molecules across the cell membrane via specific transmembrane integral proteins.