Mechanisms of Transport

AP Biology· difficulty 2/5

cargo Outside Cytoplasm vesicle pinches off into cell

The process depicted in the diagram is:

  • A

    Endocytosis - membrane invagination engulfing extracellular material

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  • B

    Active transport - pumps moving ions

  • C

    Diffusion - solutes crossing the bilayer directly

  • D

    Exocytosis - vesicles fusing with the plasma membrane

Explanation

Inward folding of the plasma membrane that captures extracellular cargo into a new internal vesicle is endocytosis.

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