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Water molecules freely diffuse across a semipermeable membrane.
Water diffusses across a semipermeable membrane
A family of proteins called GLUT carry glucose molecules across the cell membrane.
large or polar molecules such as proteins, glucose or ions like Na+/K+
Diffusion of water across a semipermeable membrane is a type of simple diffusion given the special name of osmosis.
Water molecules freely diffuse across a semipermeable membrane.
Glucose is too big to pass throught.
Glucose is too big to pass throught.
The term for the diffusion of water across a semipermeable membrane is osmosis. Osmosis is when the molecules of a solvent move from a less concentrated solution to a more concentrated one. This equalizes the concentrations on each side of the member.
Osmosis is the tendency of a solvent to travel across a semipermeable membrane (Semipermeable membrane- a membrane that allows some molecules to pass through but does not allow other molecules to pass through) into areas of higher solute concentration. Diffusion is the random motion of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.
Cell membrane is semipermeable and oxygen molecules have size required for easy passqge while Glucose molecules do not have that size required for easy passage.
Glucose is too big to pass through.
Water diffusses across a semipermeable membrane
A family of proteins called GLUT carry glucose molecules across the cell membrane.
The term for the diffusion of water across a semipermeable membrane is osmosis. Osmosis is when the molecules of a solvent move from a less concentrated solution to a more concentrated one. This equalizes the concentrations on each side of the member.
Chemiosmis is the movement of ions across a semipermeable membrane.
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