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Cellular Transport Vocabulary

Vocabulary terms to learn for cell transport.

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cell membranepart of the cell's outer boundary; contains a lipid bilayer.
lipid bilayerprinciple component of a cell membrane
cell wallStructure produced by some cells outside their cell membrane; variously composed of chitin, peptidoglycan, or cellulose.
passive transportMovement of substances across the cell membrane from regions of high concentration to regions of low concentration; occurs without the cell expending energy..
diffusionprocess by which substances spread through a liquid or gas from regions of high concentrations to regions of low concentration.
osmosisdiffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane.
facilitated diffusionthe diffusion of particles across a selectively permeable membrane with the assistance of transport proteins that are specific in what they will carry and have a binding site designed for certain molecules of interest. This process requires no energy.
active transportmovement of a substance against a concentration difference; a process that requires energy.
hypertoniccharacterizes a solution that has a higher solute concentration than does a neighboring solution.
hypotoniccharacterizes a solution that has a lower solute concentration than a neighboring solution.
isotonicsolution that has the same solute concentration as surrounding solutions.
endocytosislarge molecules like bacteria transported into the cell by membrane vesicles
exocytosiswaste leaving the cell by vesicles fusing with the membrane
hypotonic, movement of water into the egg


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