Process by which the plasma membrane surrounds a substance outside the cell and moves it inside the cell

Actually, osmosis

Transport Across the Membrane  Water passes through the membrane in a diffusion process called osmosis. Osmosis is the diffusion of water through a semi-permeable membrane down its concentration gradient. It occurs when there is an imbalance of solutes outside of a cell versus inside the cell

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