Flashcards Cell Membrane and Transport

Front

Process by which particles tend to move from an area where they are more concentrated to an area where they are less concentrated

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Diffusion

Front

When the concentration of two solutions is the same

Back

Isotonic

Front

When comparing two solutions, the solution with the greater concentration is __________

Back

Hypertonic

Front

When comparing two solutions, the solution with the lesser concentration is __________

Back

Hypotonic

Front

Relatively constant internal physical and chemical conditions that organisms maintain

Back

Homeostasis

Front

What are the three types of passive transport?

Back

Diffusion, osmosis, facilitated diffusion

Front

Which statement best describes the cell membrane?

Back

Protective outer layer composed of phospholipids and transport proteins that controls what enters and leaves the cell

Front

In which direction will these molecules diffuse?

Back

from left to right

Front

Something is ___________ ____________
when some molecules can cross the membrane while others cannot.

Back

Semipermeable

Front

The yellow and brown portion of this image is:

Back

phopholipid