Amoeba Sisters - Osmosis & Water Potential

Icing the roads helps prevent ice from forming because it

• lowers the freezing point

• raises the freezing point

Osmosis is a special term used to describe the ________ of ________ across a semi-permeable membrane.

• Diffusion; Water

• Facilitated Diffusion; Amino Acids

Small amounts of water can trickle between phospholipids, but large amounts of water must use special integral protein channels called

• GLUT Transporters

• Aquaporins

Passive transport is called passive transport because it does not require

• Energy

• Proteins

Salt and Sugar are examples of substances that can be dissolved in a liquid substance known as a Solvent. These substances that are being dissolved are known as

• Solutes

• Solutions

The solute concentration in a solution is often opposite of the water concentration. Meaning, if the water concentration is LOW, then the solute concentration is __________ by comparison.

• HIGH

• LOW

Water has a tendency to move TOWARDS an area that has a ________ solute concentration.

• Lower

• Higher

Again...water will generally always move TOWARDS the area that has a _________ solute concentration

• Higher

• Lower

Looking at the diagram, if the Water Concentration is HIGH, that means the Solute Concentration is _____.

• also High.

• Low

Looking at the diagram, if the Water Concentration is LOW, that means the Solute Concentration is _____.

• also Low

• High