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Movement of sodium ions from a region of lower concentration inside a cell toward a region of higher concentration outside the cell is accomplished by what?
Na+ ions are able to move against a concentration gradient across the cell membrane by a process called "active transport" which requires the expenditure of energy, such energy being provided by the utilization of ATP. Adenosine triphosphate is the most important "energy currency" of the cell.
This active transport is carried out by carrier proteins, which are embedded in the phospholipid bilayer of the plasma membrane. Na+ ions are moved against their concentration gradient by carrier proteins called sodium pumps.The same thing happens with K- (Potassium) ions and that's why it's called the cell's Na+/K-pump.
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What kind of environments causes water to enter or leave the cell?
Water Movement across a cell membrane is called Osmosis. And it is dependent on the concentration of ions on each side of the cell membrane. If the concentration is higher on the inside of the cell water rushes in to dilute the ion concentration and get it to equal the outside concentration of ions and this is called hypotonic. If the concentration is higher outside the cell water will rush out of the cell to help dilute the concentration outside the cell and get the two concentrations to become equal and is called hypertonic. If the concentration is equal in both outside and inside the cell there will be no water movement and is called isotonic. Osmosis
Which percentage would explain the net movement of water into a cell through the process of osmosis?
The percentage of the net movement of water into a cell through the process of osmosis is that the outside would be higher than the water on the inside of the cell. For example, there would be 95 percent of water on the outside, which is a higher concentration, and the inside would be 90 percent.
The inside of cells have a higher concentration of what?
The inside of cells have a higher concentration of potassium ions compared to the outside of the cell. This concentration gradient is maintained through the action of ion channels and pumps in the cell membrane.
What is the difference in chloride concentration inside and outside the cell?
The chloride concentration is higher outside the cell than inside the cell.
Why would water flow by osmosis into the cell because of the concentration of wtaer?
Water flows into the cell by osmosis when the concentration of water is higher outside the cell compared to inside. This movement occurs to equalize the concentrations of solutes inside and outside the cell to maintain cellular balance.
Movement of sodium ions from a region of lower concentration inside a cell toward a region of higher concentration outside the cell is accomplished by?
the sodium-potassium pump, an active transport protein that uses energy from ATP to move sodium ions out of the cell against their concentration gradient.
Which ions electrical charges oppose the direction of movement that is caused by their concentration gradient?
Any ion that is positive but has a higher concentration inside the cell or is negative and has a higher concentration outside the cell. Any ion that is positive but has a higher concentration inside the cell or is negative and has a higher concentration outside the cell.
The movement of oxygen into cells from the bloodstream is accomplished through?
The movement of oxygen into cells from the bloodstream is accomplished through diffusion. Oxygen diffuses from areas of higher concentration in the bloodstream to areas of lower concentration in the cells, facilitated by the concentration gradient between the two. This process is essential for cellular respiration and the production of energy in the form of ATP.
What is the movement from a higher concentration to a lower concentration?
Diffusion
What kind of environments causes water to enter or leave the cell?
Water Movement across a cell membrane is called Osmosis. And it is dependent on the concentration of ions on each side of the cell membrane. If the concentration is higher on the inside of the cell water rushes in to dilute the ion concentration and get it to equal the outside concentration of ions and this is called hypotonic. If the concentration is higher outside the cell water will rush out of the cell to help dilute the concentration outside the cell and get the two concentrations to become equal and is called hypertonic. If the concentration is equal in both outside and inside the cell there will be no water movement and is called isotonic. Osmosis
Which process accomplishes the movement of gases illasted by the arrows in the diagram?
The movement of gases in the diagram is accomplished through the process of diffusion. Diffusion is the movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration, leading to equal distribution. In the context of gases, it allows for the exchange of gases across membranes such as in the respiratory system.
What movement of gas molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration?
osmosis is the passive movement of a substance from a place where its concentration is higher, to another where its concentration is lower. This applies to gases, I guess
What is the direction of the water movement of animal cell?
Osmosis the the movement of water from where it is higher concentration to where it is in lower concentration.
When the concentration is higher on the outside of the cell it is?
When the concentration is higher on the outside of the cell, it creates a concentration gradient that drives passive transport processes like diffusion and osmosis. This gradient allows molecules or ions to move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration, resulting in the equalization of concentrations inside and outside the cell.
What is the movement of materials from a higher to a lower concentration?
The movement of materials from a higher concentration to a lower concentration is called diffusion. This process occurs spontaneously to reach equilibrium, where the concentration of the substance is the same throughout the system.
Why cell?
If placed in a hypertonic solution, cells will shrink because the solute concentration outside the cell will be higher than inside the cell. This causes the movement of water out of the cell (in order to equalise the concentration).
What is diffusion and how does it relate to the movement of material into and out of the cell?
diffusion is the kinetic movement of molecules from higher concentration to lower concentration.
