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| Allows certian materials to enter |
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| The stable internal condition of a living thing |
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| Facilitated diffusion utilizes membrane protein channels to allow charged molecules (which otherwise could not diffuse across the cell membrane) to freely diffuse in a nd out of the cell |
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| Pressure of the cell membrane pushing on the cell wall |
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| The shrinking or wiltering of a walled cell in a hypertonic environment |
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| Describing a solution whose solute concentration is lower than that inside a cell |
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| Describing a solution whose solute concentration is lower than inside the cell |
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| Describing a solution whose solute concentration equals that of the inside of the cell |
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| A substance dissolved in a solution |
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| The material that dissolves the solute |
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| The process by which molecules move from an area of greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration (Passive Transport) |
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| A process in which substances move down their concentration gradient across the cell membrane with the assistance of carrier proteins (Passive Transport) |
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| A membrane protein that allows specific ions to move into or out of a cell along concentration graniet (Passive Transport) |
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| A carrier protien that activly transports 3 sodium (Na+) out of the cell, and 2 potassium (K+) into the cell (Active Transport) |
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| The diffusion of water across a selectivly permeable membrane (Active Transport) |
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| A process in which a vesicle inside a cell fuses with the cell membrane and releases its contents to the external enviornment (Active Transport) |
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| The process by which a cell surrounds and engulfs substances (Active Transport) |
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| A type of endocytosis in which a cell engulfs solutes or fluids (Active Transport) |
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| A type of in which a cell engulfs large particles or whole cells (Active Transport) |
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| Concentration diffrence across space |
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| Proteins stuck through a cell membrane that is used to transport large molecules across the membrane |
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