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1. Brownian motion, 2. Diffusion,3. Filtration, 4. Hydrostatic pressure, 5. Hypertonic, 6. Hypotonic, 7. Isotonic, 8. Osmosis, 9. Semi Permeable

a. the tendency of matter to spread to areas of lower concentration
b. movement through a membrane driven by a hydrostatic pressure gradient
c. term that specifically describe the diffusion of water across a membrane
d. term that describes a membrane that allows only some types of particles to pass through it
e. the natural vibration of particles, it drives diffusion
f. in the kidney, blood pressure forces some water and solute particles from a blood vessel and into a kidney tubule. What is this type of transport called?
g. a cell is bathed in solution X. The cell quickly shrivels. What term describes solution X (when compared to the cell’s fluid?
h. Solution Q has a higher water content than solution Z. Therefore solution Q is __?___ to solution Z.
i. a saline (salt) solution is to be injected into a patient. The salt/water ratio should be adjusted so that the saline solution is ____?____ to the patient’s cells.
j. particles of a substance Y move into a cell because there are fewer particles inside the cell than outside. This is an example of ___?___.