Cells part 2 Flashcards

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This is when water moves from one place to another through a special barrier, like a cell wall.

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Osmosis

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This is when things spread out from where there is a lot to where there is less.

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Diffusion

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is when a cell large molecules, fluids, or even entire microorganisms by wrapping its membrane around them and bringing them inside.

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Endosytosis

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  • is when a cell expels things, like waste or chemicals, by packing them in a little bubble and sending them out of the cell.
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Exocytosis

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5
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a type of membrane transport that does not require energy to move substances across cell membranes

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Passive transport

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a process that involves the movement of molecules from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration against a gradient or an obstacle with the use of external energy.”

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Active transport

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7
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the tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes.

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homeostasis

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