Biology

Diffusion

The movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration

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Hypertonic

When there's a higher concentration of solutes outside the cell than there is inside the cell, causing the cell to shrivel

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Hypotonic

When there's a lower concentration of solutes outside the cell than there is inside the cell, causing the cell to burst

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Isotonic

When there's the same amount of solutes in a solution outside the cell than there is inside the cell. Just what a cell needs

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Osmosis

When water molecules move from a dilute solute to a concentrated solute through a partially permeable membrane

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When there's a higher concentration of solutes outside the cell than there is inside the cell, causing the cell to shrivel

Hypertonic

When there's a lower concentration of solutes outside the cell than there is inside the cell, causing the cell to burst

When there's the same amount of solutes in a solution outside the cell than there is inside the cell. Just what a cell needs

When water molecules move from a dilute solute to a concentrated solute through a partially permeable membrane

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