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Hypertonic |
When one side of the solution has more concentration than the other |
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Hypotonic |
When one side of the solution has less concentration than the other |
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Isotonic
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When two solutions on both sides reach the same amount |
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Active Transport |
The movement of materials against a concentration difference is known as active transport. |
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Passive Transport |
The movement of materials across the cell membrane without using cellular energy |
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Endocytosis |
Energy-using process by which cells absorb molecules by engulfing them |
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Exocytosis |
process by which an intracellular vesicle moves to the plasma membrane |
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Cell Specialization |
cells of a multi-cellular organism are specialized with different cell types playing different roles. |
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Maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment |
Cells help maintain a stable internal environment. It is important because if it were not for that, the body would not be able to function |
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Levels of organization in eukaryotes |
organelles, body cells, tissues, organ, organ system, organism |
