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What are the similarities between diffusion and facilitated diffusion?
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∙ 14y ago
Diffusion is the main method by wich small molecules move across the cell membrane. while many cellular processes depend on osmosis because cells cannot function properly without adequate water.
Facilitated diffusion works through channels and Osmosis only works with water.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoOsmosis and facilitated disffusion are both passive processes meaning they do not require an input of energy to occur. Also, they both involve moving moleculs across some sort of membrane from an area of lower concentration to higher contreation.
Osmosis is the diffusion only of water across a selectively permeable membrane. Facilitated diffusion allows different types of molecules to move with assitance from carrier proteins/channels in the membrane.
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∙ 14y agoNeither of them require the use of ATP (adenosine triphosphate- a.k.a. energy) to transport the material; facilitated diffusion uses a protein to help with the transport, USUALLY of large particles, as opposed to simple diffusion, in which particles just go through the membrane WITHOUT ASSISTANCE.
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∙ 13y agoboth are examples of passive transport
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∙ 14y agothey are both types of diffusions
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What is a protein moves molecules across a membrane?
Facilitated diffusion moves molecules through cell membranes passively.
Are aquaporins involved in osmosis or facilitated diffusion?
facilitated diffusion
Does osmosis or facilitated diffusion require the presence of membrane channels?
facilitated diffusion
Three types of passive transport?
There are three forms of passive transport, or the movement of biochemical and other atomic or molecular substances across the cell membranes. They are: osmosis, simple diffusion or facilitated diffusion, and filtration.
What is facilitated transport?
Facilitated diffusion (or facilitated transport) is a process of diffusion, a form of passive transport facilitated by transport proteins. Facilitated diffusion is the spontaneous passage of molecules or ions across a biological membrane passing through specific transmembrane transport proteins. The facilitated diffusion may occur either across biological membranes or through aqueous compartments of an organism.
What is the difference between diffusion and facilitate diffusion?
The difference between diffusion and facilitated diffusion is that facilitated diffusion is that the molecules pass through special protein channels.
Diffusion with a channel protein?
They are the channels by which molecules enter in facilitated diffusion.
What is a protein moves molecules across a membrane?
Facilitated diffusion moves molecules through cell membranes passively.
What is the similarity between simple diffusion and facilitated diffusion?
both need transport protein
Are aquaporins involved in osmosis or facilitated diffusion?
facilitated diffusion
What is the difference between passive diffusion and facilitated diffusion?
Passive diffusion is what naturally happens without any assistance of any sort. Facilitated diffusion requires extra energy from extra sources to happen.
How does Facilitated diffusion differs from diffusion in that facilitated diffusion?
Facilitated diffusion uses integrated proteins that act as channels for ions or molecules to pass through.
Is facilitated diffusion active?
No. Facilitated diffusion is a type of passive transport.
Does glucose enters a cell most rapidly by facilitated diffusion?
it enters most rapidly by facilitated diffusion!!
What is the diffusion of water through the cell membrane is called?
Facilitated Diffusion
Does osmosis or facilitated diffusion require the presence of membrane channels?
facilitated diffusion
Three types of passive transport?
There are three forms of passive transport, or the movement of biochemical and other atomic or molecular substances across the cell membranes. They are: osmosis, simple diffusion or facilitated diffusion, and filtration.
