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What you are considering when you are referring to how easily materials can pass through a membrane is how permeable the cell wall or membrane is.
A membrane that permits the passage of only certain molecules is called a semi-permeable membrane. In its simplest form, this separation process is based on molecular size. Smaller molecules pass through and larger ones are retained. In most biochemical processes, a concentration gradient drives the movement of molecules through the membrane.
Diffusion is a physical process. When it is performed through a selectively permeable membrane, it is called osmosis. Thus osmosis is an appropriate word for movement of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane and not diffusion.
Because it is a differentially permeable membrane so water can fit through but no other large molecules can. it is a passive process. :)
Yes. But only through a permeable or semi permeable membraneEDIT: The cell membrane is not itself permeable to water. However there does exist a type of protein pore called an aquaporin in the membrane that can allow water to pass through, driven by diffusion or osmosis.
What you are considering when you are referring to how easily materials can pass through a membrane is how permeable the cell wall or membrane is.
The plasma member is a selectively permeable membrane which allows the entry and exit of substances in and out of the cell through the process of diffusion.
A membrane that permits the passage of only certain molecules is called a semi-permeable membrane. In its simplest form, this separation process is based on molecular size. Smaller molecules pass through and larger ones are retained. In most biochemical processes, a concentration gradient drives the movement of molecules through the membrane.
Diffusion across a membrane in biology is referred to as 'osmosis' & osmosis is the process by which solvent molecules move from a region of high conc. to low concentration and this can therefore occur only in one direction at a time for a perticular solution. this is a really smart answer im surprised
Diffusion is a physical process. When it is performed through a selectively permeable membrane, it is called osmosis. Thus osmosis is an appropriate word for movement of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane and not diffusion.
The membrane is selectively permeable because it has specific instructions on what the membrane can allow through based on the How_is_the_cell_membrane_semi_or_selectively_permeable, size, and ionization of the particle.
A membrane that lets some substances pass through but not others is known as a semipermeable membrane. Other terms that describe this type of membrane are: selectively permeable, partially permeable, or differentially permeable.
Because it is a differentially permeable membrane so water can fit through but no other large molecules can. it is a passive process. :)
the ability to allow materials to cross a membrane
Osmosis is the process where a selectively permeable membrane allows the movement of water through it.
Substances with a hydrophillic-lipophillic balance are permeable through the cell membrane.
Substances with a hydrophillic-lipophillic balance are permeable through the cell membrane.