3.5 ActiveTransport,Endocytosis,andExocytosis Flashcards

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is the process of taking liquids or fairly large molecules into a cell by engulfing them in a membrane. In this process, the cell membrane makes a pocket around a substance.

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Endocytosis

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drives molecules across a membrane from
a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration.

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Active transport

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is a type of endocytosis in which the cell membrane engulfs large particles. The word literally means “cell eating.” Phagocytosis plays a key role in your immune system

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phagocytosis

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the opposite of endocytosis, is the release
of substances out of a cell by the fusion of a vesicle with the membrane.

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Exocytosis

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