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What are the properties of solutes that can cross a membrane by simple diffusion?
Solutes that can cross a membrane by simple diffusion are typically small, nonpolar molecules or lipid-soluble molecules. These solutes can move freely across the lipid bilayer of the cell membrane without the need for a protein channel or transporter. Examples include gases like oxygen and carbon dioxide, as well as small hydrophobic molecules.
Oxygen crosses the plasma membrane by?
simple diffusion. Oxygen is a small, nonpolar molecule that can pass freely through the lipid bilayer of the plasma membrane. This process does not require energy and is driven by the concentration gradient of oxygen on either side of the membrane.
What is simple diffusion of water through a membrane called?
Osmosis is the term for the diffusion of solute through a membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration. The process of osmosis will continue until the concentration is equal on both sides of the membrane.
Where in the membrane does facilitated diffusion occur?
Diffusion will most likely to occur where there is a high concentration of gas or water then the particles distibute evenly to the area of low concentration. for example if you could smell a turkey cooking in the oven from upstairs without anyone telling you.
What structural feature of the membrane makes simple diffusion more efficient?
Having a higher surface area-to-volume ratio, such as with microvilli or folded membranes, can make simple diffusion more efficient because it provides more space for molecules to pass through the membrane and increases the rate of diffusion.
The process where a nonpolar molecule can just passively get across a membrane is called?
facilitated diffusion
What is A large glucose molecule requires facilitated diffusion but an oxygen molecule referring to?
A large glucose molecule requires facilitated diffusion because it is too big to pass through the cell membrane without assistance from transport proteins. In contrast, an oxygen molecule is small enough to diffuse freely across the cell membrane through simple diffusion due to its size and hydrophobic nature.
What structure is the statement below most likely referring to A large glucose molecule requires facilitated diffusion but an oxygen molecule does not?
A large glucose molecule requires facilitated diffusion but an oxygen molecule does not is a semipermeable membrane.
Does sugar diffuse through the cell membrane?
No. Only non-polar, small molecules can pass through a membrane by simple diffusion. A sucrose molecule is too large a molecule to pass through a membrane by simple diffusion, however, it can pass through a plasma membrane (but not any artificial membranes like Visking tubings) by facilitated diffusion, i.e. through transport proteins(specific carriers for sucrose) embedded in the membranes. ! =)
What are the properties of solutes that can cross a membrane by simple diffusion?
Solutes that can cross a membrane by simple diffusion are typically small, nonpolar molecules or lipid-soluble molecules. These solutes can move freely across the lipid bilayer of the cell membrane without the need for a protein channel or transporter. Examples include gases like oxygen and carbon dioxide, as well as small hydrophobic molecules.
The process by which simple sugar passes through a membrane is called?
diffusion
Molecules A and B come in contact with the cell membrane of the same cell Molecule A passes through the cell membrane readilybut molecule B does not Which statement could describe molecules A an?
Molecule A is likely smaller and more hydrophobic, allowing it to pass through the cell membrane easily via simple diffusion. Molecule B may be larger, polar, or charged, requiring a transporter or channel for passage across the cell membrane.
What are three types of passive transport?
Diffusion- is the movement of the substance from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration,Osmosis- is the diffusion of water molecule only through a membrane semipermeable cell membranes allow water to pass through them until equilibrium occurs.Facilitated Diffusion- carrier proteins, and channel proteins it occurs when molecule pass through a cells membrane.
What happens in simple diffusion?
In simple diffusion, a substance passes through a membrane without any outside intermediary. The rate of diffusion is based on the force exerted..
When molecules such as oxygen are moved into Cells along their concentration gradient directly through the Cell membrane - this is called?
Trans-membrane diffusion.
Moves small or lipid-soluble solutes through the membrane?
simple diffusion
Oxygen crosses the plasma membrane by?
simple diffusion. Oxygen is a small, nonpolar molecule that can pass freely through the lipid bilayer of the plasma membrane. This process does not require energy and is driven by the concentration gradient of oxygen on either side of the membrane.
