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Chapter 3.3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Active transport | movement or substances across a plasma membrane that requires energy |
| Diffusion | type of passive transport that does not require help of transport proteins |
| Endocytosis | type of vehicle transport that moves substance into a cell |
| Exocytosis | type of vehicle transport that moves substances out of a cell |
| Facilitated Diffusion | diffusion with the help of transport proteins |
| Osmosis | diffusion of water molecules across a membrane |
| Passive Transport | movement of substances across a plasma membrane that does not require energy |
| Sodium-Potassium Pump | type of active transport in which sodium ions are pumped out of the cell and potassium ions are pumped into the cell with the help of a carrier proteins and energy from ATP |
| Transport Protein | protein in a plasma membrane that helps other substances cross the membrane |
| Vesicle Transport | type of active transport in which substances are carried across the cell membrane by vesicles |