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    Osmosis is the flow of water across a semi-permeable membrane down its concentration gradient, which is an example of diffusion where molecules distribute evenly. Henri Dutrochet discovered and named the phenomenon of osmosis. Endocytosis is a process where substances enter cells through vesicles without passing through the cell membrane, and was coined by Christian deDuve in 1963 to include ingestion of particles and fluid uptake. Phagocytosis is a specific type of endocytosis where phagocytes, such as white blood cells or amoebas, ingest other cells or pathogens by engulfing them.

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    Osmosis is the flow of water across a semi-permeable membrane down its concentration gradient, which is an example of diffusion where molecules distribute evenly. Henri Dutrochet discovered and named the phenomenon of osmosis. Endocytosis is a process where substances enter cells through vesicles without passing through the cell membrane, and was coined by Christian deDuve in 1963 to include ingestion of particles and fluid uptake. Phagocytosis is a specific type of endocytosis where phagocytes, such as white blood cells or amoebas, ingest other cells or pathogens by engulfing them.

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    Osmosis, Phagocytosis, Endocytosis

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    Osmosis is the flow of water across a semi-permeable membrane down its concentration gradient, which is an example of diffusion where molecules distribute evenly. Henri Dutrochet discovered and named the phenomenon of osmosis. Endocytosis is a process where substances enter cells through vesicles without passing through the cell membrane, and was coined by Christian deDuve in 1963 to include ingestion of particles and fluid uptake. Phagocytosis is a specific type of endocytosis where phagocytes, such as white blood cells or amoebas, ingest other cells or pathogens by engulfing them.

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    BIOTECH 8

    OSMOSIS

     Is the flow of water down its concentration gradient, across a semi-


    permeable membrane.

     Is an example of diffusion, which is when molecules tend to


    distribute themselves evenly in a space.

     Henri Dutrochet – French physiologist who discovered and named


    the phenomenon of osmosis.
    ENDOCYTOSIS

     Endo means (within) cytosis means (cell)

     Is a process in which a substance gains entry into a cell without passing through the
    cell membrane.

     The term “endocytosis” was coined by Christian deDuve in 1963 to include both the
    ingestion of large particles (such as bacteria) and the uptake of fluids or
    macromolecules in small vesicles.
    PHAGOCYTOCIS

     Is a process by which certain living cells called “phagocytes” ingest or engulf


    other cells or particles.

     The phagocytes maybe a free-living one-celled organism, such as amoeba,


    or one of the body cells, such as white blood cell.

     Phagocytosis is a specific form of endocytosis by which cells internalize solid


    matter, including microbial pathogens.

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