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What is the primary energy currency in cells that powers various biological processes?
What is the primary energy currency in cells that powers various biological processes?
Which type of transport requires ATP to move substances against their concentration gradient?
Which type of transport requires ATP to move substances against their concentration gradient?
What is the physical cause of particle movement underlying diffusion?
What is the physical cause of particle movement underlying diffusion?
In what type of cells is the sodium-potassium pump commonly found?
In what type of cells is the sodium-potassium pump commonly found?
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What factor influences the rate of diffusion by increasing the rate of movement due to a greater difference in particle density between two regions?
What factor influences the rate of diffusion by increasing the rate of movement due to a greater difference in particle density between two regions?
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What is the main difference between diffusion and osmosis?
What is the main difference between diffusion and osmosis?
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Which factor influences the rate of diffusion?
Which factor influences the rate of diffusion?
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In what direction does osmosis occur?
In what direction does osmosis occur?
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Why is a semi-permeable membrane necessary for osmosis?
Why is a semi-permeable membrane necessary for osmosis?
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Which process requires energy in the form of ATP?
Which process requires energy in the form of ATP?
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Study Notes
Transport Mechanisms
- Diffusion: the passive movement of particles from high to low concentration, influenced by factors like temperature, concentration gradient, and surface area.
- Osmosis: the diffusion of water across a partially permeable membrane from a region of high water concentration to low water concentration.
- Active Transport: the movement of substances against the concentration gradient, requiring energy in the form of ATP.
Key Differences
- Diffusion: movement of substances, not limited to water, and can involve any substance.
- Osmosis: specifically the movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane due to concentration differences.
Osmosis
- Requires a semi-permeable membrane to regulate the movement of water into or out of a cell.
- Semi-permeable membranes are not exclusive to living organisms and can be synthetically created.
- Osmosis is a specific type of diffusion focusing on the movement of water molecules across a semi-permeable membrane.
Active Transport
- Requires ATP to move substances against their concentration gradient.
- Examples: sodium-potassium pump in animal cells, proton pumps in plant cells.
Passive Transport
- Requires no external energy (ATP) and moves substances down their concentration gradient.
- Examples: diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide in animal cells, osmosis in plant cells' root hairs.
Importance of Transport Mechanisms
- Crucial for prokaryotic cells, regulating nutrient intake, waste removal, and osmoregulation.
- Importance of surface area to volume ratio in cells, allowing for efficient exchange of materials with their environment.
Factors Influencing Rate of Diffusion and Osmosis
- Concentration gradient, temperature, surface area, and the presence of a semi-permeable membrane are primary factors.
- Higher concentration gradients increase the rate of movement due to a greater difference in particle density.
Physical Cause of Particle Movement
- Brownian motion, the random movement of particles, underlies diffusion.
- Ensures that, over time, particles spread from areas of higher concentration to lower concentration, driven by the desire to reach equilibrium.
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Test your knowledge on the concepts of diffusion, osmosis, and active transport in cells. Learn about how particles move passively, the movement of water across membranes, and the process of substances moving against concentration gradients.
