Cells & Cell Transport

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What is endocytosis?

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A process in which cells surround and engulf substances that are too big to enter the cell.

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What happens in a hypertonic environment?

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Too little water in the cell will cause the cell to shrink - there is a higher concentration of solutes outside the cell.

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What are the two types of cells?

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Prokaryotic and eukaryotic.

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What is diffusion?

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The movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.

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What organelle stores starch and water molecules in potato cells?

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Vacuole.

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Define prokaryotic cells.

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Cells that do not have a nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles.

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Define eukaryotic cells.

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Cells that have a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles.

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What is osmosis?

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The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane.

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What is active transport?

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The movement of substances against their concentration gradient, requiring energy.

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What is the function of the cell membrane?

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To protect the cell and regulate what enters and leaves the cell.