Movement in Cells Glossary

(membrane): A barrier that allows some particles, usually small ones like water, to pass through but blocks larger particles.

(process): A process that does not require energy from the cell, such as diffusion or osmosis.

A plant cell in which the cell membrane has pulled away from the cell wall because too much water has left the cell.

The process in which a plant cell loses water and the cell membrane pulls away from the cell wall.