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Chapter 11 L3
Question | Answer |
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Passive transport | the movement of substances through a cell membrane without using the cell's energy |
diffusion | the movement of substances from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concetration |
osmosis | the diffusion of water molecules only through a membrane |
facilitated diffusion | when molecules pass through a membrane using special proteins called support proteins |
active transport | the movement of substances through a cell membrane only by using the cell's energy |
endocytosis | the process during which a cell's vesicles release their contents outside the cell |
exocytosis | the process during a cell's vesicles release their contents outisde the cell |