Term |
Definition |
cell |
A small room in which a prisoner is locked up or in which a monk or run sleeps. |
passive transport |
It is a movement of biochemicals and other atomic or molecular substances across the cell membranes without need of energy input. |
diffusion |
The spreading of something more widely. |
low concentration |
The formal definition a concentration gradient is the process of particles. |
high concentration |
A high concentration of a substance in a solution means that there's a lot of it relative to the volume. |
transport protein |
A transport protein is a protein that serves the function of moving other materials within an organism. |
endocytosis |
The taking in of matter by a living cell by invagination of its membrane to form a vacuole. |
exocytosis |
A process by which the contents of a cell vacuole are released to the exterior through fusion of the vacuole membrane with the cell membrane |