Diffusion and Osmosis Through a Membrane

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DIFFUSION AND OSMOSIS THROUGH A MEMBRANE BY: INTRODUCTION: Transportation is the movement of materials(atoms) in and out of a cell. This is made possible by the cells semi-permeable membrane made of lipids. There are two types of transportation which are active and passive. Active is the movement of atoms in and out of the cell using energy. Their are two types of active transport, pinocytosis and phagocytosis. pinocytosis is movement of large amounts of materials in and out of a cell using the least amount of energy possible while phagocytosis is moving large amounts of materials in and out of the cell using a lot of energy. The movements of large amount of material out of a cell is known as exocytosis while moving large amounts of materials into the cell using a large amount of energy is known as endocytosis. the second form of transport is passive transport which is he movement of materials in and out of a cell using no energy. The two types of passive transport are diffusion and osmosis. Diffusion is the movement of materials down a concentration gradient from an area of high concentration to an area of lo concentration. Osmosis is the diffusion of water(movement of water down a concentration gradient from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. Both types of passive transport continue until equilibrium(the material or water is equal in all areas) is reached. When a solution a cell is placed in has more more atoms than the cell has the solution is known as a hypertonic solution while a solution holding less water than the cell it is known as a hypotonic solution. OBJECTIVES: -Diffusion and osmosis move materials from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration -Diffusion and osmosis will move in two directions at the same time -Glucose will move down the concentration gradient

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