A | B |
diffusion | movement of any particle from high to low |
osmosis | diffusion of water across a cell membrane |
passive transport | diffusion of particles through protein doorways from HIGH to LOW concentration |
active transport | movement of particles through a protein doorway from LOW to HIGH concentrations |
endocytosis | process in which a cell membrane surrounds a particle and brings it in to a cell |
exocytosis | process used to remove large particles from a cell |