Cell Membrane and Passive Transport

Front

What type of solution causes blood cells to swell and burst?

Back

Hypotonic solution

Front

What is the purpose of carbohydrates attached to the outside of the cell membrane?

Back

Identification

Front

What is the movement of water across a membrane from high concentration to low concentration called?

Back

Osmosis

Front

What type of solution allows water to enter a plant cell?

Back

Hypotonic solution

Front

What is the balance that an organism maintains by regulating what goes into and out of the cell?

Back

Homeostasis

Front

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

Back

Passive transport

Front

What is the main function of the cell membrane?

Back

To protect the cell and regulate what enters and exits.

Front

What is osmosis?

Back

The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane.

Front

What happens to a cell in a hypertonic solution?

Back

The cell shrinks as water moves out.

Front

What is a hypertonic solution?

Back

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