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diffusion
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the movement of particles from regions of higher density to regions of lower density
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osmosis
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the diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane
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passive transport
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the movement of substances across the cell membrane that requires the cell to use energy.
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active transport
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the movement of substances across the cell membrane that requires the cell to use energy.
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endocytosis
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the process by which a cell membrane surrounds a particle and encloses the particle in a vesicle to bring the particle into the cell.
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exocytosis
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the process in which a cell releases a particle by enclosing the particle in the vessicle that then moves the cell to surface and fuses with the cell membrane
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