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nd he
ma of t ot ic
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ma

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t
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cel as
l

The transport of molecules across

a membrane and against their natural flow;
mediated by carrier proteins and requiring
outside energy.

ort

Where molecules spread out

until they are evenly distributed in
a medium, such as the air

nsp
tra

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ast
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Peripheral protein

When water molecules

move from a higher to
a lower concentration

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b
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or

Process by which cells export

large particles by fusion of
vesicular membrane with the
outer cell membrane.

e
som
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Not embedded within the

hydrophobic region of the membrane.
Instead, they are associated
with the hydrophilic heads.
They can be easily removed from
the lipid bilayer.

Osmosis

k ar
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e

Ce
ll w

Carrier protein

A protein responsible for mediating

the active transport of molecules
from one side of the lipid bilayer
to the other.

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