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| Refers to a natural phenomenon casued by the tendency of small particles to spread out evenly within given space. |
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| Movements of particles through the phospholipid bilayer or through channels from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration - that is, down the concentration gradient.[image] |
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| [image]Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane in the presence of at least one impermeant solute. |
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| [image]Diffusion of particles through a membrane by means of carrier molecules; also called carrier-mediated passive transport. |
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| The plasms membrane "traps" some extra cellular material and brings it into the cell.[image] |
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| Movement of cells or other large particles into cell by trapping it in a section of plasma membrane that pinches off to form an intracellular vesicle; type of endocytosis.[image] |
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| Movement of fluid and dissolved molecules into a cell by trapping them in a section of plasma membrane that pinches off to form an intracellular vesicle; type of endocytosis.[image] |
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| Movement of proteins or other cell products out of the cellby fusing a secretory vesicle with the plasma membrane.[image] |
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