Chapter 3-exchanging Materials With The Enviornment Flashcards
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Diffusion
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The spreading of something more widely
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Osmosis
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Process by which molecules of a solvent tend to pass through semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution to a more concentrated one
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Endocytosis
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The taking in of matter by a living cell by invagination of its membrane to form a vacuole
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Exocytosis
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Process by which the contents of a cell vacuole are released to the exterior through fusion of the vacuole membrane with the cell membrane
