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What is the name of the diffusion of water?
Osmosis. Osmosis is not the same as diffusion of water. Diffusion of water is just diffusion like with any other substance: the particles spreading, making a homogeneous distribution. Osmosis involves a semipermeabel membrane, where water goes from low solvent concentration to high solvent concentration.
What types of transport mechanisms through the cell membrane are passive?
diffusion, facilitated diffusion, and osmosis
What tissue allows osmosis and diffusion to happen?
Simple squamous epithelial tissue allows osmosis and diffusion to happen due to its thin and permeable nature. It allows for the movement of molecules across the tissue through passive processes like osmosis and diffusion.
Are diffusion and osmosis the same process?
Diffusion and osmosis are similar processes, but they are not the same. Diffusion is the movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration, while osmosis specifically refers to the movement of water molecules across a selectively permeable membrane.
What substance cannot be moved into a cell by osmosis or diffusion?
Large molecules such as proteins cannot be moved into a cell by osmosis or diffusion due to their size and charge. These molecules require specialized transport mechanisms such as active transport to enter the cell.
Are diffusion and osmosis passive or active transports?
Diffusion and osmosis are passive and do not require energy.
Osmosis and raw egg and salt?
When a raw egg is placed in a saltwater solution, osmosis occurs. The salt concentration outside the egg is higher than inside the egg, so water moves out of the egg to try to balance the concentration. This causes the egg to shrink and become dehydrated.
What is a synonym for osmosis?
assimilation , diffusion , passage
Is it osmosis or diffusion if you put an egg in vinegar?
If you put an egg in vinegar, then this process would be called osmosis because osmosis is the movement of solvent particles (in this vinegar), while diffusion is the movement of gas, solute and solvent particles from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration.
What is driven by hydrostatic fluid pressure?
Diffusion, Osmosis
What type are osmosis and diffusion?
diffusion and osmosis are types of ways to get materials into or out of a cell
Explain the differences among diffusion facilitated diffusion and osmosis?
osmosis is the movement of water across the plasma or cell membrane
What is a catchy title for osmosis and diffusion?
"Flowing Through Membranes: Osmosis and Diffusion Explained"
How are osmosis and diffusion defferent?
by... osmosis is the diffusion of water molecule across and athe diffusion is the process by which molecules speards from area
How is osmosis realted to diffusion?
Osmosis is related to diffusion by having something diffuse through a solvent
Why is osmosis often thought to be a special type of diffusion?
Osmosis only works BECAUSE OF diffusion.
What life function is directly related to diffusion and osmosis?
Digestions is a life function that is directly related to diffusion and osmosis. The nutrients digested are absorbed and distributed via diffusion and osmosis.
