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Diffusion -CORRECT ANSWER The passive movement of particles from an area of
high concentration to low concentration. This happens along a concentration gradient
Osmosis -CORRECT ANSWER A passive movement of water molecules through a
semi permeable membrane. Water moves from an area of low solute concentration to
high solute concentration
Active Transport -CORRECT ANSWER An active movement where an input of energy
is required. Particles move from low concentration to high concentration
Facilitated Diffusion -CORRECT ANSWER A passive movement of particles from high
to low concentration through a protein channel in a cell.
Isotonic Solution -CORRECT ANSWER The same concentration of dissolved
substances. Water in = water out.
Hypertonic Solution -CORRECT ANSWER Higher concentration of solutes outside cell
than inside
Plasmolyse -CORRECT ANSWER When a cell has shrunk
Hypotonic Solution -CORRECT ANSWER A cell has more solute inside than outside.
Turgid -CORRECT ANSWER Cell may explode under pressure due to a hypotonic
solution.
Exocytosis -CORRECT ANSWER Movement out of a cell
Endocytosis -CORRECT ANSWER Movement into a cell
Lysosome -CORRECT ANSWER A vesicle that contains destructive/digestive
chemicals
Pinocytosis -CORRECT ANSWER A form of endocytosis where a cell engulfs liquid into
the cell.
Phagocytosis -CORRECT ANSWER A form of endocytosis where a cell engulfs solids
into a cell