A nurse educator is teaching student nurses about methods of cellular transport. When instructing on passive transportation, which information will the nurse include in the teaching plan?
A) Endocytosis
B) Facilitated diffusion
C) Exocytosis
D) Phagocytosis
Answer: B
Passive cellular transportation does not require energy and includes facilitated diffusion, diffusion, osmosis, and filtration. Active cellular transportation requires energy and includes active transport pumps, endocytosis, phagocytosis, pinocytosis, and exocytosis.
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