Homeostasis and Transport

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Osmosis

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The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane

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Solute

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The substance that dissolves to make a solution

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Facilitated Diffusion

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A type of passive transport that requires certain molecules to use a transport protein to cross the cell membrane

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Cell Membrane

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A thin, flexible barrier that surrounds all cells and regulates what enters and leaves the cell.

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Active Transport

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A type of transport that requires energy to move molecules against the concentration gradient (low to high concentration).

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Pinocytosis

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A type of endocytosis in which the cell takes in a liquid and forms a vesicle

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Phagocytosis

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A type of endocytosis that brings in small dissolved molecules (solutes) into the cell

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Endocytosis

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A type of active transport in which the cell takes in materials like liquids and solutes

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Exocytosis

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A type of active transport in which the cell moves material out by being pushed out in vesicles

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Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

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This organelle assists the Golgi body by packaging new protein molecules into vesicles.