Solutions
Vocabulary
SA/V
100
equal amounts of solute and solvent inside and outside of the cell
What is an isotonic solution?
100
Flexible boundary that separates the cell from its surroundings
What is the cell membrane?
100
This is the principle that governs why cells must be small.
What is the surface area to volume ratio of the cell?
200
more water outside of the cell
What is hypotonic solution
200
allows some things to pass in or out of the cell
What is selectively permeable?
200
This is the area of a circle with DIAMETER 4cm.
What is 12.56cm^2?
300
more water inside of the cell
What is hypertonic solution
300
The diffusion of water
What is osmosis?
300
As the surface area to volume ratio of a cell decreases, this increases.
What is the volume of the cell?
400
10% sugar water outside of the cell; distilled water inside of the cell
What is hypertonic solution
400
Movement across the cell membrane that does not require energy from the cell
What is diffusion?
400
This is the volume of a sphere with circumference 28cm.
What is 371.43cm^3?
500
10% sugar water inside of cell; distilled water outside of the cell
What is hypotonic solution?
500
Cell membrane is made up of these that are back to back
What is phospholipid?
500
This is the surface area to volume ratio for a sphere of circumference 28cm.
What is 0.67?
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