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Diffusion |
The movement of particles from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration |
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Endocytosis |
The process by which a cell moves large amounts of material, or non-dissolved particles into its cytoplasm from the outside of the environment |
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Exocytosis |
The process by which large amounts of material, or large non-dissolved particles, are moved from a cell’s cytoplasm to the outside environment |
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Osmosis |
The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of higher water concentration to an area of lower water concentration |
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Phagocytosis |
A type of endocytosis in which a cell uses pseudopods to move non-dissolved solid particles into its cytoplasm from the outside environment |
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Selectively Permeable Membrane |
A membrane that allows only certain substances to pass through it |
