This document summarizes various methods of transport across cell membranes, including: - Diffusion, the passive movement of particles down a concentration gradient. Facilitated diffusion uses transport proteins to assist diffusion. - Osmosis, the diffusion of water across a partially permeable membrane down a water potential gradient. Water moves from high to low water potential areas. - Active transport, which works against concentration gradients and requires energy (ATP). It uses protein pumps like the sodium-potassium pump and is used to absorb nutrients in the kidneys. - Endocytosis and exocytosis, which provide bulk transport into and out of cells through vesicle formation and fusion with the cell membrane. Endocytosis includes phagocytosis and