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Movement of substances through a cell membrane without the use of cellular energy includes diffusion osmosis and facilitated defusion |
Passive transport |
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A type of passive transport in cells in which molecules move from areas where there are more of them to areas where there are fewer of them |
Diffusion |
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Occurs when molecules of one substance are spread evenly throughout another substance |
Equilibrium |
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A type of passive transport that occurs when water diffuses through a cell membrane |
Osmosis |
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Energy requiring process in which transport proteins bind with particles and move them through a cell membrane |
Active transport |
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Process by which a cell takes in a substance by surrounding it with the cell membrane |
Endocytosis |
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Process by which vesicles released their contents outside the cell |
Exocytosis |
