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How does the concentration of the small molecules inside the cell compare to that outside the cell?
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When the concentration of free water molecules is higher outside a cell than inside the cell water will diffuse?
In this situation there will be endo-osmosis. The water molecules will diffuse from outside to inside cell.
-------tonic means there is a greater concentration of solute molecules outside the cell than inside?
Hypertonic.
What would happen if the concentration of molecules outside the cell was lower than the inside?
the carbon dioxide will move into the cell due to the concentration of carbon dioxide outside of the cell being higher
In general the net movement of small uncharged atoms and molecules through the membrane of a cell will occur until?
Molecules will move into or out of the cell until it becomes isotonic to its surroundings. This means that the concentration of the molecules inside the cell is equal to the concentration of the molecules outside the cell.
Will iodine molecules diffuse during osmosis?
Yes, Iodine molecules will diffuse from an area of high concentration (hypertonic solution) to an area of low concentration (hypotonic solution). This process continues until the solutions are isotonic i.e. both solutions have the same concentration of molecules on the inside and outside of the cell.
What role did diffusion play in the changes you observed?
Before diffusion there is a higher concentration of oxygen molecules outside the cell than inside the cell. After diffusion the concentration of oxygen molecules is the same outside and inside the cell.
Do molecules must always diffuse into a cell?
not if the concentration is equal inside and outside of the cell
When the concentration of free water molecules is higher outside a cell than inside the cell water will diffuse?
In this situation there will be endo-osmosis. The water molecules will diffuse from outside to inside cell.
-------tonic means there is a greater concentration of solute molecules outside the cell than inside?
Hypertonic.
When is a substance most likely to diffuse into a cell?
If there is the concentration of substance inside the cell is lesser than outside and cell membrane is permeable to the substance.
What would happen if the concentration of molecules outside the cell was lower than the inside?
the carbon dioxide will move into the cell due to the concentration of carbon dioxide outside of the cell being higher
In general the net movement of small uncharged atoms and molecules through the membrane of a cell will occur until?
Molecules will move into or out of the cell until it becomes isotonic to its surroundings. This means that the concentration of the molecules inside the cell is equal to the concentration of the molecules outside the cell.
How is osmosis related to water?
Osmosis is when water molecules pass through a membrane. For example, if there is more salt outside a cell then inside it, the process of osmosis transports water molecules outside the cell to equalize the concentration of salt. WordNet's definition: diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal
What will happen to a potato put in salt water?
In the salt solution the concentration of water inside the cells of the potato is higher than that outside. Therefore water molecules move from inside the potato where there is higher concentration of water molecules to outside the potato where there is a lower concentration of water molecules through semipermeable membrane of the potato cells. This process is called osmosis.
How are active and passive differ from from each other?
The most basic difference between active and passive transport is that active requires energy while passive does not. You would require active transport if the substance is going against the concentration of molecules inside and outside of the membrane or if the substance is particularly large. Passive is more for smaller molecules that go with the concentration of the molecules inside and outside of the membrane.
Will iodine molecules diffuse during osmosis?
Yes, Iodine molecules will diffuse from an area of high concentration (hypertonic solution) to an area of low concentration (hypotonic solution). This process continues until the solutions are isotonic i.e. both solutions have the same concentration of molecules on the inside and outside of the cell.
If the concentration of glucose is higher inside the cell than the cell then outside the cell then what will happen by the process of diffusion?
Water will move out of the cell. Glucose will not move into the cell without the help of a helper molecule. Glucose molecules will diffuse into the cell.(APEX)
