Osmosis

Front

What is the definition of Selective Permeability?

Back

The ability of the cell membrane to allow some things to pass through while preventing other things from passing through.

Front

During osmosis, what direction does water move?

Back

Water moves from high to low concentration.

Front

If there is a larger concentration of water inside the plasma membrane, which way will the water molecules move during osmosis?

Back

Out of the cell, so the cell shrinks.

Front

Osmosis is the movement of _____ across a membrane.

Back

Water.

Front

What happens when an egg is placed in distilled water for 48 hours?

Back

The egg will gain water and swell.

Front

What is the primary substance that moves during osmosis?

Back

Water.

Front

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

Back

Osmosis.

Front

What is the term for the concentration of solutes in a solution?

Back

Tonicity.

Front

What happens to a cell in a hypertonic solution?

Back

The cell will lose water and shrink.

Front

What happens to a cell in a hypotonic solution?

Back

The cell will gain water and swell.