Lesson 3 Moving Cellular Material

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Passive Transport List 2 functions of membranes.

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Passive Transport

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Osmosis—The Diffusion
of Water Complete the sentence about osmosis.
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movement of only through the cell
membrane.

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Explain the process of facilitated diffusion.
Facilitated Diffusion

A molecule is too
large to pass through
a cell membrane.

Cell uses two types of

proteins.

proteins proteins

pass large molecules pass large molecules

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Active Transport Organize information about active transport.

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Active Transport

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the movement can move
of substances substances
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concentration

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Compare and contrast facilitated diffusion and active
transport by writing yes or no in each empty box of the chart.

Facilitated Active
Description
Diffusion Transport
Uses carrier proteins
Transports materials across cell
membrane
Requires cellular energy
Able to move materials from an area
with lower concentration to an area
with higher concentration

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Process Description

Materials entering cell

Materials being expelled from cell

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