B3 - Transport in Cells Key Words

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Bunty Matheson
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Bunty Matheson
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DIFFUSION - Is a passive (energy not needed) movement of MOLECULES down a concentration - It can occur through a particularly permeable membrane
OSMOSIS - Is a passive (energy not needed) movement of WATER down a concentration - It can occur through a particularly permeable membrane
ACTIVE TRANSPORT - Movement of particles from an area of low concentration to an area of higher concentration against the concentration gradient through a semi permeable membrane - Energy from aerobic respiration is used to move these substances
HYPERTONIC High solute concentration
HYPOTONIC Lower solute concentration
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