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Movement of Substance Across Plasma Membrane

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2. In animal cells, being in a hypertonic environment
results in____________ (crenation)
4. when a solution as a greater concentration of
particles (hypertonic)
6. _____________is the rupturing of erythrocytes and
the release of their contents into surrounding fluid
(haemolysis)
8. condition achieved when molecules are evenly
spread in an area (equilibrium)
11. pressure of a cell is largely maintained by osmosis
across the plant cell membrane between the cell
interior. (turgidity)
14. a molecule composed of two hydrogens and one
oxygen (water)
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1. a solution that has an equal amount of particles
(isotonic)
3. a difference in concentration creates a
concentration_____________ (gradient)
5. when a solution has a lesser concentration of
particles (hypotonic)
7. type of transport that does not requires energy
(passive)
9. the diffusion of water (osmosis)
10. the active regulation of the osmotic pressure of an
organism's fluids to maintain the homeostasis of the
organism's water content (osmoregulation)
12. _______________causes a lack of structure for
the plant and causes it to wilt. (plasmolysis)
13. movement of molecules from high to low
concentration (diffusion)
15. membranes that let some things through, called
selectively_______________ (permeable)