Name: ______________________________

Date: _____________________

Notes: Cellular Transport

Define solute:
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Define solvent:
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What type of solution always have water as a solvent?
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What do we call the aqueous solution inside of the cell?
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What do we call the boundary of every cell?
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What else might contain a plasma membranes?
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What molecule are membranes mostly made out of?
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What does it mean that membranes are arranged in a lipid bilayer?
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What do membranes allow cells to do?
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How do membranes help maintain homeostasis?
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What defines a passive transport system?
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Describe diffusion:
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What direction do solutes always travel during diffusion?
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What types of molecules facilitate the diffusion of large and/or charged
solutes?
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How does the direction of travel during facilitated diffusion compare to
simple diffusion?
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Why is water such an important molecule?
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Define osmosis:
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How do we describe the direction water travels through the membrane
during osmosis?
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In hypertonic solutions, is the concentration of solutes higher on the cells
inside or outside?
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What happens to a cell in a hypertonic solution?
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In hypotonic solutions, is the concentration of solutes higher on the cells
inside or outside?
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What happens to a cell in a hypotonic solution?
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In isotonic solutions, is the concentration of solutes higher on the cells
inside or outside?
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What happens to a cell in an isotonic solution?
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What defines an active transport system?

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What direction do solutes travel during active transport?
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Define endocytosis:
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What organelle is created by the process of endocytosis?
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Why is this considered active transport?
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Define exocytosis:
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