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Cell Membrane Vocabulary

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lipid bilayertough, flexible barrier made up of a double-layerd pattern of phospholipids
cell membranecell structure that separates and protects the cell from its surroudings
cell wallcell component of plants, algae, and bacteria that is made of carbohydrates and protein
passive transportprocess that occurs when substances cross the cell membrane automatically, without the cell expending any energy
diffusionwhen substances spread randomly from regions of high concentration to lower concentration
osmosisdiffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane
active transportmovement of a substance against a concentration gradient
plasmolysisosmosis when water leaves the cell because the concentration of water inside the cell is greater than outside the cell
hydrophobicwater fearing
hydrophilicwater loving
polarcharged end
facilitated diffusionuse of proteins to move particles from greater concentrations to lesser concetration
hypertonicmore concentrated
hypotonicless concentrated
passiverequires no energy
activerequires energy
exocytosisleaving the cell
endocytosisentering or inside the cell

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