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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cell | A small room in which a prisoner is locked up or in which a monk or run sleeps. |
| passive transport | It is a movement of biochemicals and other atomic or molecular substances across the cell membranes without need of energy input. |
| diffusion | The spreading of something more widely. |
| low concentration | The formal definition a concentration gradient is the process of particles. |
| high concentration | A high concentration of a substance in a solution means that there's a lot of it relative to the volume. |
| transport protein | A transport protein is a protein that serves the function of moving other materials within an organism. |
| endocytosis | The taking in of matter by a living cell by invagination of its membrane to form a vacuole. |
| exocytosis | A process by which the contents of a cell vacuole are released to the exterior through fusion of the vacuole membrane with the cell membrane |