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What is Diffusion?
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The movement of particles from an area of high concentration to low concentration
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What is Osmosis?
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the diffusion of water across the cell membrane.
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What is Passive Transport?
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The movement of particles from the area of where there is high concentration to low concentration, with diffusion HIGH TO LOW
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What is Active Transport?
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the movement of particles aganst the direction of diffusion, from low concentration to high concentration
LOW TO HIGH |
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What is endocytosis?
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process used when the cell membrane surrounds a particle into the cell
OUT OF THE CELL, THEN IN |
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What is Exocytosis?
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Process used to remove large particles from a cell
IN THE CELL, THEN OUT |
