Cell Transport

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What is a common feature of all living cells?

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Cell Membrane

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What process is demonstrated when a can of air freshener is sprayed and the scent spreads throughout the room?

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Diffusion

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What is the term for controlling what goes into or out of the cell without using energy?

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Passive Transport

Front

What does it mean for the cell membrane to be selectively permeable?

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Certain things can enter while others cannot.

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What is the difference between active transport and passive transport?

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Active transport uses ATP (energy) while passive transport does not need energy.

Front

What is diffusion?

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The movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.

Front

What is osmosis?

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The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane.

Front

What is active transport?

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The movement of molecules against their concentration gradient, requiring energy (ATP).

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What is endocytosis?

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The process by which cells take in substances by engulfing them in a membrane.

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What is exocytosis?

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The process by which cells expel materials in vesicles that fuse with the cell membrane.