| Term | Definition |
|---|
| crenate | when a cell shrinks due to water loss |
| Tonicity | the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli |
| Hypertonic | (of a solution) having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution |
| Facilitated diffusion | many polar molecules and ions impeded by the lipid bilayer of a membrane diffuse passively with the help of transport proteins that span the membrane |
| Exocytosis | the cell secretes macromolecules by the fusion of vesicles with the plasma membrane |
| Pinocytosis | process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid |
| Solvent | a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem, a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances |
| Solution | a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances |
| Dynamic equilibrium | balance and upright positioning in motion |
| Lyse | the death of a cell by bursting |
| Hypotonic | (of a solution) having a lower osmotic pressure than a comparison solution |
| Passive transport | transport of a substance across a cell membrane by diffusion |
| Concentration gradient | the path molecules travel when an imbalance between separated molecule concentrations exists |
| Endocytosis | the cell takes in macromolecules and particulate matter by forming new vesicles from the plasma membrane |
| Phagocytosis | process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris |
| Solute | the dissolved substance in a solution |
| Kinetic energy | the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its motion |
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