Passive Transport

the difference in concentration of a substance across a given area

(a)  

diffusion

(a)  

the driving force of diffusion and osmosis

(a)  

the concentration of a substance is equal throughout the area it is found

(a)  

the movement of substances directly through a membrane without energy expenditure by the cell

(a)  

the passive transport of water across a cell membrane

(a)  

a situation in which a solute concentration is lower outside (environment) than inside a cell

(a)  

a situation in which a solute concentration is higher outside (environment) than inside a cell

(a)  

a situation in which solute concentrations are the same both inside and outside a cell

(a)  

solute concentration is 5% outside and the cell's internal water concentration is 94%

(a)