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equlibrium
when the molecules of a substance have the same concentration across a space
cytolysis
when too much water enters the cell, causing it to burst
hypertonic
high solute pressure
contractile vacuole
an organelle in freshwater unicellular organisms that remove excess water
osmosis
diffusion of water (and only water!)
isotonic
equal solute pressure between cell and its environment
turgor pressure
water pressure inside a cell
concentration gradient
the difference in the amount of molecules in a substance
plasmolysis
when too much water leaves the cell, the cell wilts and shrinks
osmoregulation
a balancing act inside an aquatic organism to maintain the needed level of salt and water
hypotonic
low solute pressure