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1. Define homeostasis in your own words.
2. What is the role of the cell membrane in homeostasis?
3. What is the role of kinetic energy in homeostasis?
4. What is a concentration gradient?
5. Describe passive transport in your own words.
6. List & explain the three different types of passive transport.
7. Describe active transport in your own words.
8. List & explain the three different types of active transport.
9. Explain the differences and similarities between osmosis and diffusion.
10. In what way is diffusion different than facilitated diffusion?
11. List & define the three different solutions that are important in osmosis.
12. What will happen to a red blood cell if it is placed in a hypotonic solution?
13. If a cell that is 25% sugar is placed in a solution that is 75% water which way will the water
move? What type of solution is the cell in?
14. If a cell that is 10% sugar is placed in a solution that is 20% sugar which way will the water
move? What type of solution is the cell in?
15. In what type of cell is turgor pressure found? Describe what turgor pressure is.
16. Explain the importance of water to our cells.
17. Describe in detail how molecular transport sustains life in our bodies.
18. In the space below make a picture summary of your Homeostasis Notes. Include: Kinetic
Energy, Passive Transport, Diffusion, Osmosis (including the 3 types of solutions), Facilitated
Diffusion, Active Transport, Protein Pump, Endocytosis, Exocytosis, Concentration Gradient,
and Homeostasis.