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Q: Why can oxygen diffuse across a cell membrane but a protein?
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Why can oxygen diffuse across a cell membrane but a protein can?

Its too large


Why can oxygen diffuse across a cell membrane but a protein can't?

Oxygen is much smaller than a protein


Why can oxygen diffuse across a cells membrane but a protein cannot?

Proteins are to large or Oxygen is much smaller than a protein.


Why can oxygen diffuse across a cell membrane but a protein cannot-?

Proteins are to large or Oxygen is much smaller than a protein.


Can oxygen diffuse across a cell membrane?

Yes, how else would our cells obtain oxygen?


How do you use diffuse in sentence?

Oxygen molecules diffuse across the membrane.


Why do oxygen molecules easily diffuse across a cell membrane while protein molecules do not?

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.


What two important gases diffuse across the respiratory membrane?

oxygen and carbon dioxide


What are 2 substances that diffuse freely across a cell membrane?

CO2, H2O, and O2 can all diffuse across a cell membrane. Also, small polar molecules (uncharged) and hydrocarbons easily diffuse across.


What molecule is able to easily diffuse across the cell's membrane?

Carbon dioxide, oxygen and some nonpolar molecules diffuse easily.


What causes oxygen to enter and carbon dioxide to leave the capillaries?

Oxygen and carbon dioxide get into and out of cells via diffusion. The gases diffuse across the thin capillary wall, and then diffuse across the cell membrane.


Why can oxygen diffuses across a cell membrane but Protein can not?

Its too large