Plasma Membrane Transport

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What is the term for a solution with a higher concentration of solutes compared to the cell's interior?

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Hypertonic

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What is the term for a solution with a lower concentration of solutes compared to the cell's interior?

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Hypotonic

Front

What is the term for a solution with the same concentration of solutes as the cell's interior?

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Isotonic

Front

What does it mean for a cell membrane to be selectively permeable?

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It allows certain substances to pass while blocking others.

Front

What is the process called when a cell takes in material by engulfing it with its membrane?

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Endocytosis

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What is the process called when a cell expels material using vesicles?

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Exocytosis

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What happens to a cell in a hypertonic solution?

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The cell shrinks as water moves out.

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What happens to a cell in a hypotonic solution?

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The cell swells and may burst as water moves in.

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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 the role of transport proteins in the plasma membrane?

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They facilitate the movement of substances across the membrane.