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    Diffusion‚ Osmosis and Active Transport Substances will move through the membrane by diffusion. This is the random spreading out of particles until they are even. For example‚ when you put your instant coffee in boiling water‚ the coffee particles spread out and fill the entire mug‚ this is diffusion. A second way that substances can move through the cell membrane is by osmosis. This is a special type of diffusion where water moves from a high to a low concentration through a ’partially permeable

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    are different types of transport to suit the sizes of molecules as well. Passive transport includes diffusion‚ osmosis‚ and facilitated diffusion. Diffusion is a net of movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration that doesn’t require energy. It moves molecules such as oxygen into the cells and carbon dioxide out of the cell. Osmosis is the diffusion of water across a semipermeable membrane. It occurs because of the concentration of a solute in a solution

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    BIOLOGY DB015 (ASSIGNMENT) PASSIVE AND ACTIVE TRANSPORT GROUP MEMBERS : ABDUL MUIN BIN ABDUL MALIK (MS1311580012) AIMAN HAKIM BIN A.MANAP (MS1311580006) MUHAMMAD AMIN BIN MAT SAUPI (MS MUHAMMAD FARIZUL BIN AMRAN (MS LECTURER : MISS AFIQAH BT MOHAMED Q INTRODUCTION The various organelles and structure within a cell require a variety of subtances in order to carry out their functions. In turn‚ they form products; some useful and some not. Most of these substances must pass in and

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    are diffusion‚ osmosis‚ and facilitated diffusion. Diffusion is the tendency for molecules of any substance to spread out into the available space. The plasma membrane is semi permeable so diffusion across the plasma membrane may only occur with a few substances such as oxygen‚ carbon dioxide‚ and alcohol. Osmosis is the diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane. When osmosis occurs in the plasma membrane the molecules will move from hypotonic to hypertonic. Facilitated Diffusion

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    membrane with the aid of specialized transport proteins a. diffusion b. facilitated diffusion c. osmosis d. active transport e. hypotonic f. isotonic g. hypertonic 2. What is the main difference between simple diffusion and facilitated diffusion? Simple diffusion moves molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration without an input of energy. Facilitated Diffusion follows the same rules as regular diffusion (higher to lower concentration and no energy input)‚ but

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    The intervention program is called facilitated free play. The authors of the article are Yan Li‚ Robert J. Coplan‚ Yuemin Wang‚ Jingtong Yin‚ Jingjing Zhu‚ Zhuqing Gao and Linhui Li. The type of approach is client centered. The disorder areas include selective mutism because the participants exhibit extreme shyness. The program is designed for adolescents‚ however‚ the specific population for this study was 4-5 year-old Chinese boys and girls in the Shanghai public elementary school system. According

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    in an area and a large number is another area and they have no barrier between them the random motion causes numbers to even up; this is called diffusion. Diffusion is when molecules move from a high concentration to a low concentration. The concentration gradient is when the concentration is different for each region. The faster the rate of diffusion depends on the greater the concentration gradient. A state of equilibrium is when the number of molecules becomes evenly distributed and the net

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    NAME_____________________ DATE___________HOUR_____ CELL TRANSPORT MEMBRANE PROPERTIES PASSIVE TRANSPORT CHARACTERISTICS: DIFFUSION: Cell Unit Activity #5 page 1 OSMOSIS : ISOTONIC ANIMAL CELLS Cell Unit Activity #5 page 2 HYPOTONIC HYPERTONIC PLANT CELLS OSMOREGULATION – ADAPTATIONS Paramecium Fresh Water Bony Fish FACILITATED D IFFUSION: Cell Unit Activity #5 page 3 Marine Bony Fish ACTIVE TRANSPORT CHARACTERISTICS: NA+/K+ PUMPS: OTHER EXAMPLES

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    The way that the molecules move across the cell membrane is that the carbon dioxide molecules spread out rapidly out your red blood cells down their concentration gradient to your lungs. When water molecules move freely through your cell membrane is called osmosis as we learned last unit. The reason why molecules move across the cell membrane is because they are small molecules that have no charge like oxygen which the cell membrane need to survive. So basically the molecules that move across the

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    Osmosis in potato cells Aim: To view and examine the effect different concentrations of sucrose solution has on the movement of water across the cell membrane. Hypothesis: That the potatoes will either increase or decrease in mass‚ due to the effect of the different concentrations. Osmosis will occur. Apparatus: * Fresh potatoes * Apple corer * Scalpel * Petri dishes X 10 * 50ml measuring cylinder * Distilled water * Paper towelling * Sucrose solutions:

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