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Osmosis is a term applied to the movement of a solution to a zone with solutes.
Diffusion is a term applied to a substance moving from a high concentration zone to a low concentration zone.
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What three methods allow exchange of molecules between cells and their surroundings?
Diffusion- Osmosis Endocytosis
Is the diffusion of water?
yes. diffusion is the movement of molecules from a high concentration to a low concentration. think of plant cells. when saltwater is added to freshwater elodea cells it sucks the water that was in a high concentration from inside the cell, causing the cell to have a lower concentration of water molecules. a type of diffusion that involves water is called osmosis. Osmosis is the diffusion of water across a membrane.
What are two ways of moving things into and out of cells that do not need energy?
Diffusion and Osmosis
What are the two ways of moving things into and out of the cells that do not need energy?
osmosis and diffusion
How do cells use the process of osmosis and diffusion to take in nutrients and to get rid of wastes?
== == Diffusion is: the movement of particles from regions of higher concentration to regions of lower concentration. Osmosis is: the diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane.
Distinguish between osmosis and diffusion?
The difference between Diffusion and Osmosis is by the process of them diffusing and the outcome such as an example of a sugar cube... In Diffusion Molecules move from high concentration just Osmosis although in the diffusion process of "Diffusion" it uses Kinetic energy and Concentration Gradient while "Osmosis" does not require cells to expand energy, in result Osmosis uses Passive Transport of Water.
What is the diffusion of water into and out of the cells?
osmosis
How do diffusion and osmosis affect cells?
diffusion does the thing and osmosis does the other one. 10/10 gameinformer
Movement of chemicals into or out of cells?
diffusion or osmosis
What impact does osmosis and diffusion have on life?
If osmosis and diffusion didn't exist then cells In things would be dry and shrink
What three methods allow exchange of molecules between cells and their surroundings?
Diffusion- Osmosis Endocytosis
What are cells formed of?
Enzyme activity, osmosis, and diffusion
Diffusion and osmosis are forms of what?
passive transport in and out of cells
Where do diffusion and osmosis occur in livings things?
In cells
How is osmosis different than diffusion?
Osmosis is the same thing as diffusion, but occuring only with liquids in a selectively permeable membrane. An example of this is that water entering your cells is osmosis, but oxygen entering is diffusion.
Is the diffusion of water?
yes. diffusion is the movement of molecules from a high concentration to a low concentration. think of plant cells. when saltwater is added to freshwater elodea cells it sucks the water that was in a high concentration from inside the cell, causing the cell to have a lower concentration of water molecules. a type of diffusion that involves water is called osmosis. Osmosis is the diffusion of water across a membrane.
What make osmosis and diffusion the same?
Molecules travel across the cell membrane from a higher concentration to a lower concentration during both osmosis and diffusion. Diffusion is when molecules move across the cells' membrane from a higher concentration to a lower concentration. Osmosis is the diffusion of water.
