Cell Membrane and Transport

Front

What is the process of engulfing food particles or liquids in the cell?

Back

Endocytosis

Front

What type of transport requires energy to move substances against their concentration gradient?

Back

Active transport

Front

What does hydrophilic mean?

Back

Water-loving

Front

True or false: Regulating what enters and exits the cell helps the cell maintain homeostasis.

Back

True

Front

What does selectively permeable mean?

Back

Some molecules can cross the membrane while others cannot.

Front

What is the process of water moving across a selectively permeable membrane called?

Back

Osmosis

Front

What is the movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration without energy called?

Back

Diffusion

Front

What is the term for the process of expelling materials from the cell?

Back

Exocytosis

Front

What type of transport does not require energy?

Back

Passive transport

Front

What is the main function of the cell membrane?

Back

To protect the cell and regulate what enters and exits.