Osmosis

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HYPO means...

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Low

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A person would never have pure water put into their veins in a hospital because their cells would...

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_____ is the amount of a given substance contained in a solution.

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Concentration

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Why can't you drink salt water?

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It's hypertonic to your cells.

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An animal cell placed in a hypertonic (salty) solution will...

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Shrink.

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What does hypertonic mean?

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A solution with a higher concentration of solutes compared to another solution.

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What does hypotonic mean?

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A solution with a lower concentration of solutes compared to another solution.

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What does isotonic mean?

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A solution with the same concentration of solutes as another solution.

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What is osmosis?

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The movement of water molecules from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration through a semi-permeable membrane.

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What happens to a plant cell in a hypotonic solution?

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It swells and becomes turgid.