BIO203H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Malpighian Tubule System, Electrochemical Gradient, Osmotic Shock

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Electrolyte - a compound that dissociates into ions when dissolved in water. Lose water: via urine & feces, evaporation, or osmotic loss. Diffusion - occurs anytime a solute is at higher [ ] in one location than another (along concentration gradient) Selectively permeable membrane - membrane that some solutes can cross more easily than other solutes can. Osmosis - involves a selectively permeable membrane; movement of water from areas of higher water concentration to areas of lower water concentration. Osmolarity - concentration of dissolved substance in solution (measured in mol/l) Osmoregulation - process by which living organisms control the [] of water and salt in their bodies. Not every marine fish osmoregulate the same way. Tissues of sponges, jellyfish, and flatworms are isotonic relative to seawater: solute [] inside and outside these animals are equal. Most marine invertebrates are osmoconformers (do not actively regulate the osmolarity of their tissues)

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