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Biology
9th Grade
11/13/2008

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Diffusion
Definition
process by which molecules tend to move from an area where thay are more concentrated to an area where they are less concentrated[image]
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selectively permeable
Definition
property of biological membranes that allow only certain substances to pass through them[image]
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Osmosis
Definition
diffusion of waterthrough a selectively permeable membrane
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Endocytosis
Definition
Brings into the cell
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Phagocytosis
Definition
cell eating
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Pinocytosis
Definition
cell drinking
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Exocytosis
Definition
Pushes "out" of the cell. waste can be released from a vacule to the outside of the cell
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Ion Pump
Definition
ions are pumped into the or out of the cell ( though transport proteins) against the concentration gradeint
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