acids that the body has broken down and put in to the bloodstream via facilitated diffusion. Figure 2- Passive Transport‚ Diffusion & Osmosis (Coli‚ E. 2007) Diffusion is the process that is used in oxygen entering a cell‚ and carbon dioxide leaving. These molecules will move from where they are at a high concentration to where they are at a lower concentration they diffuse down a
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CHAPTER CHEICAL BASIS OF LIFE OUTLINE The human body is composed of chemicals. Chemistry describes the composition of substances & how chemicals react with each other. STRUCTURE OF MATTER ELEMENTS are composed of atoms‚ which are the smallest unit of element MATTER is composed of elements ATOMIC STRUCTURE • A complete atom is electrically neutral • Atom consists of elements‚ protons‚ & neutrons • Electrons are negative charge & • Neutrons are uncharged( neutral) • Atomic number is equal
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PLASMA MEMBRANE SELECTIVE PERMEABILITY= allowing some substance to cross it more easily than others composed of: Phospholipids Proteins Carbohydrates Cholesterol FLUID MOSAIC MODEL Phospholipids are primary lipids(constantly moving‚ fluidly) AMPHIPATHIC-containing hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions Mosaic part=not made of one thing Freeze-fracture studies:way to view what’s inside FLUIDITY OF MEMBRANE Move within bilayer Most of lipids and some proteins‚ drift laterally
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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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Diffusion is when molecules move into available space. It’s the spread of something more widely. Substances diffuse in high concentrated area to a low concentrated area. Water is one molecule that can diffuse freely in a cell. Other molecules need assistance through the cell membrane through a process called facilitated diffusion. Osmosis moves from an area of low concentration to high concentration. In osmosis water moves in the opposite way. Water flow is determined by the concentration‚ not
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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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concentration. Particles in diffusion diffuse down a concentration gradient in a passive process‚ meaning that no energy is required for it to happen. Facilitated diffusion uses both carrier proteins and channel proteins to diffuse particles in and out of a cell. Larger molecules such as amino and glucose cannot diffuse directly through the phospholipid bilayer of the cell membrane‚ so they diffuse through either carrier proteins or channel proteins. Similar to diffusion‚ facilitated diffusion also moves particles
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Kate Rowe Biology 4 10-8-09 Biology Essay: Parts of a Cell Describe the fluid-mosaic model of a plasma membrane. Discuss the role of the membrane in the movement of materials through each of the following processes: a.) Active Transport b.) Passive Transport All living cells contain a plasma membrane‚ which acts a boundary for the cell. The plasma membrane regulates the cell’s chemical composition because it uses selective permeability to allow certain substances to enter or exit the cell
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down and reassembled in a form that is suitable * Many molecules in foods are too large to be absorbed by the villi in the small intestine‚ the large molecules have to be broken down into small molecules that can then be absorbed by diffusion‚ facilitated diffusion or active transport. 6.1.2 explain the need for enzymes in digestion enzymes speed up the rate of digestion 6.1.3 state the source‚ substrate‚ product and
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3.1 BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES 3.1.1 Properties of Cell Membranes • Separates living cell from its nonliving surroundings. • 8 nm thick. • Selectively permeable - allows some substances to cross more easily than others. 4.1.2 Fluid Mosaic Model • Singer and Nicolson (1972) - plasma membrane is a mosaic of proteins dispersed within lipid bilayer‚ with only bilayer‚ the hydrophilic regions exposed to water. Hydrophilic region of protein Phospholipid bilayer Hydrophobic region of protein
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