Membrane Transport Process Process Energy Source Description Examples Passive processes Simple diffusion Kinetic energy Kinetic energy Net movement of particles (ions. molecules. etc.) from an area of their higher concentration to an area of their lower concentration. that is. along their concentration gradient Movement of fats‚ oxygen‚ carbon dioxide through the lipid portion of the membrane‚ and ions through protein channels under certain conditions Osmosis Kinetic energy Simple diffusion
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Osmosis Lab: Potatoes and Elodea Background Information: Cells have a need to regulate their internal environment. They need to be able to this because cells often find themselves in environments where the concentration of dissolved solids outside the cell is different from the number of dissolved solids inside the cell. Since the solids can not move across the membrane‚ the cell responds by moving water either into or out of the cell in an attempt to balance the number dissolved particles.
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Osmosis using potato cores and sucrose solution 1.0 Abstract This experiment’s ultimate goal is to find the water potential of the potato cell. This was achieved through placing potato cores in different concentrations of sucrose (0.2%‚ 0.4%‚ 0.6%‚ 0.8%‚ 1.0%‚ 2.0%‚ 3.0% and 4.0%) solution and to observe how much water was gained or lost through osmosis to reach a prediction of the concentration within the potato cell. The results displayed that the concentration of sucrose within the potato cell
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Question 1: How does Osmosis works It refers to the movement of water molecules from an area of high-level water concentration‚ that is‚ a dilute solution‚ to an area of low-level water concentration‚ that is‚ a strong solution through a semi-permeable membrane. (Passmyexams.co.uk‚ 2015) Actually‚ water moves in a bi-directional manner with the aim of leveling up the concentration. However‚ a high number of water molecules move from the fresh water towards the salty water. The outcome
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changed colour from pink to blue. About five minutes later the second red litmus paper in line had also changed from pink to blue. Two days later the entire tube had changed colour from pink to blue‚ thus proving that diffusion had occurred. 4. Using my knowledge of diffusion I can easily state that the change of colour the red litmus paper had (from pink to blue) occurred through the act of diffusion. This was due to the fact that there was a high concentration of ammonium hydroxide on the cotton
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Membrane Transport Christopher Gaita‚ Deija Williams‚ Elisabeth Johnston & Megan Lade University of Phoenix (Online Campus) Amy Sullivan Introduction: Membrane Transport • What is membrane transport • Types – – – – Diffusion Osmosis Active Transport Endocytosis/Exocytosis Photo Courtesy Of: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/biology/celmem.html Osmosis • Example: A semipermeable membrane bag containing a 30% sugar solution is placed in a beaker of pure water. – Diffusion or osmosis
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Physiology 168 March 14‚ 2014 Diffusion across a Selectively Permeable membrane Introduction: Diffusion is movement of molecules from one area of concentration to another. This process is vital for the life functions of cells. Cells have selectively permeable membranes that allow only certain solutions to pass through them. Osmosis is a special kind of diffusion that allows water to go through semi-permeable membranes of high water potential to a region of lower water potential. Water potential
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Diffusion is one of several transport phenomena that occur in nature. A distinguishing feature of diffusion is that it results in mixing or mass transport without requiring bulk motion. Thus‚ diffusion should not be confused with convection or advection‚ which are other transport mechanisms that use bulk motion to move particles from one place to another. In Latin‚ "diffundere" means "to spread out". There are two ways to introduce the notion of diffusion: either a phenomenological approach starting
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Diffusion‚ Osmosis‚ Active Transport There are two ways in which substances can enter or leave a cell: 1) Passive a) Simple Diffusion b) Facilitated Diffusion c) Osmosis (water only) 2) Active a) Molecules b) Particles Diffusion Diffusion is the net passive movement of particles (atoms‚ ions or molecules) from a region in which they are in higher concentration to regions of lower concentration. It continues until the concentration of substances is uniform throughout. Some major examples of diffusion
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Word count: ____ 2013 The effect different concentrations of sodium chloride has on red blood cells Georgia Edgar Teacher: Mrs McPherson John Paul College Word count: ____ 2013 The effect different concentrations of sodium chloride has on red blood cells Georgia Edgar Teacher: Mrs McPherson John Paul College Table of Contents Abstract 2 Introduction 3 Aim 3 Background 3 Hypothesis 4 Materials 5 Method 5 Results 6 Analysis of Results & Discussion 9 Conclusion 9
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