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Diffusion Vocab
Vocabulary for Section 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Diffusion | The movement of particles from regions of higher density to regions of lower density. |
| Osmosis | The diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane. |
| Semipermeable | Only certain substances can pass through. |
| Passive Transport | The movement of substances across a cell membrane without the use of energy by the cell. |
| Active Transport | The movement of Substances across the cell membrane that requires the cell to use energy. |
| Endocytosis | The process by which a cell membrane surrounds a particle in a vesicle to bring the particle into the cell. |
| Exocytosis | The process in which a cell releases a particle by enclosing the particle in a vesicle that then moves to the cell surface and fuses with the cell membrane. |