isotonic - when a cell is in a solution that has the same concentration of solutes, diffusion - The movement of molecules from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration., osmosis - The movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane., hypertonic solution - A solution that has more solutes than whatever you are comparing it to., hypotonic solution - A solution that has fewer solutes than whatever you are comparing it to., channel protein - A membrane embedded protein that allows small molecules, like glucose, across the membrane. , facilitated diffusion - Diffusion of small molecules across the membrane through a channel protein., active transport - Transport across the membrane moving molecules from areas of low concentration to high concentration requiring energy., passive transport - Tranport across the membrane moving molecules from areas of high concentration to low concentration. No energy required., carrier protein - proteins bind specific solutes and transfer them across the lipid bilayer,

Cell Transport Vocabulary

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