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Cellular Transport

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Having a higher concentration of solute and a lower concentration of water than inside a cell (like salt water) Result: Cell Shrinks

Having a lower concentration of solute and a higher concentration of water than inside a cell (like distilled water) Result: Cell swells and bursts

Having the same concentration of solute and the same concentration of water as inside a cell (intracellular fluid, saline solution to eyes)

Passive Transport

Transport that requires no cellular energy and goes with the concentration gradient (from areas of high to low concentration)

Substance passing through a membrane without the aid of transport proteins (high to low concentration) Non-polar molecules are able to do this, and polar molecules small enough to fit through membrane pores