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Isotonic in terms of water potential refer to the diffusion of the water molecules through the plasma membrane in both direction.

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How does the cell transport water?

It uses osmosis (diffusion for water) so the water just travels naturally. If you want more information, use these terms in Google, hypertonic, isotonic, hypotonic, diffusion, osmosis


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An isotonic solution. This means that the concentration of solutes in the solution is the same as the concentration of solutes inside the cells, resulting in no net movement of water across the cell membrane.


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What is it called when water comes in or out of a cell?

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A solution that has an equal amount of particles?

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What is the equal solute concentration inside and outside of the cell so water moves at equal rates?

Isotonic.