Membrane Transport Essentials

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Passive Transport

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Movement without energy

Front

Active Transport

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Requires energy (ATP)

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Diffusion

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Movement from high to low concentration

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Osmosis

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Diffusion of water

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Facilitated Diffusion

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Uses transport proteins

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Endocytosis

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Cell engulfing material

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Exocytosis

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Expelling material from cell

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Phagocytosis

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Cell eating

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Pinocytosis

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Cell drinking

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Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis

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Specific molecule uptake