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No. Breathing is not osmosis. It is more of diffusion. When you breathe in the air, the diaphragm flattens and there is a low-pressure created in the lungs. Air from high pressure surrounding enters lungs to balance this pressure difference, which is Diffusion only.
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How can osmosis be considered to be the fusion of water across a membrane?
Osmosis is not fusion, and the only way it could be considered to be that is if someone wasn't paying close enough attention when it was being explained.
Why is osmosis considered a passive transport?
Because it needs no energy apart from that of the molecules.
Osmosis?
Osmosis is
Is there antonyms for osmosis?
there is no antonym for osmosis.
Who founded osmosis?
No one founded osmosis. Osmosis is just the movement of water across a semipereamble membrane.
Is a cube of sugar dissolving in coffee considered osmosis?
Yes, the "passive moving" of water across the membrane is considered osmosis.
How can osmosis be considered to be the fusion of water across a membrane?
Osmosis is not fusion, and the only way it could be considered to be that is if someone wasn't paying close enough attention when it was being explained.
What is the diagnosis for someone who is either no longer breathing or their breathing is insufficient to support life?
When a person stops breathing, it's considered respiratory arrest. If their breathing is insufficient, it's considered respiratory distress.
Inhalation is active phase of breathing?
Yes, inspiration is considered the active phase of breathing.
Why is osmosis considered passive transport?
Because it needs no energy apart from that of the molecules.
Osmosis is a specific form of?
Osmosis is a very specific type of diffusion. Osmosis is defined as the movement of water from higher concentration to lower concentration. This type of diffusion is unique as it only really involves water movement which occurs through a membrane that is considered semi-permable.
Why is osmosis considered a passive transport?
Because it needs no energy apart from that of the molecules.
What process is the diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane?
This is the process of osmosis. The membrane allows a solvent (usually water) to move from an area with lower solute concentration to one with greater concentration.
Osmosis?
Osmosis is
Basic life support is considered care given to?
A victim not breathing
What outside part of your body takes part in breathing?
The outside part of your body that takes part in breathing is the nose. The mouth also takes place in breathing, but it is not considered an outside part of the body.
Are earthworms diffusion or osmosis?
osmosis
