Life Processes: Key Terms Flashcards
1
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Active transport
A
Movement of materials across membranes by using energy
2
Q
Endocytosis
A
The process of a cell’s membrane stretching around a large particle to engulf it
3
Q
Exocytosis
A
The process of a cell ‘spitting out’ a large particle by fusing a vesicle with the cell membrane
4
Q
Pumps
A
‘Machinery’ that pumps a substance from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration, against its concentration gradient
