diffusion

diffusion

Diffusion is the movement of molecules from an area of high concentration of the molecules to an area with a lower concentration. The difference in the concentrations of the molecules in the two areas is called the concentration gradient.

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How do cells move stuff through the cell membrane?

Open Ended

How are proteins used in active transport?

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What is diffusion?

• when molecules move 
• when molecules move from a high concentration to a low.
• no movement 
• molecules move everywhere

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The picture below is an example of _________________.

• osmosis
• isotonic
• diffusion
• active transport

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During osmosis

• water moves from high to low concentration
• large or oddly shaped molecules move across a cell membrane
• water moves when energy is used
• proteins are built

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The general name for movement of substances across cell membranes without need of energy input

• passive transport

• active transport

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What is a difference between diffusion and facilitated diffusion?

• movement of particles from [high] to [low]

• a protein "helper"

• movement of particles from [low] to [high]

• energy

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Passive Transport uses ____ energy

• no

• a lot of

• a little bit of

• some

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Passive Transport is the movement of particles across the membrane from an area of [ ___ ] to an area of [ ___ ]

• high to low

• low to high

• low to low

• high to high

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Diffusion & Facilitated Diffusion are both __________ transport.

• Passive

• Active

• Easy

• Free

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Which gases move into and out of the blood at the lungs by diffusion

• Nitrogen and Oxygen

• Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide

• Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide

• Argon and Nitrogen