Biology: Cell Membrane and Cell Transport

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What is the fundamental unit of life?

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Cell

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What type of cell transport involves the movement of materials into the cell?

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Endocytosis

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What type of cell transport involves the movement of materials out of the cell?

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Exocytosis

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What is the process called when molecules move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration without energy?

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Diffusion

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What is the term for the movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane?

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Osmosis

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What type of transport requires energy to move substances against their concentration gradient?

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Active Transport

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What is a hypertonic solution?

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

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What is a hypotonic solution?

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

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What is an isotonic solution?

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A solution with an equal concentration of solutes compared to another solution.

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What is passive transport?

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The movement of substances across a cell membrane without the use of energy.