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Cell Membrane
Gatekeeper
“Selectively Permeable” – only some
things can get in or out
Passive Transport
NO ENERGY REQUIRED !!!!
Diffusion
Movement from HIGH concentration to
pores (holes)
Must DISSOLVE in FAT
Solute-pumping
BIG THINGS or movement from
the membrane
NO PUMP: NO TRANSPORT
(very specific)
IV. Active Transport
A. Solute-pumping
BULK TRANSPORT
Exocytosis
“Exiting the cell”
made of phospholipids
Sac fuses with the membrane and