Diffusion is the spreading of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration down a concentration gradient.
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Osmosis is the diffusion of...
water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane
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What is osmosis
water moves from low concentration (which has more water) of water to a high concentration (which has less water) through a selectively permeable membrane
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Although molecules move in bothe directions there is...
net movement from the dilute to the more concentrated solution
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If the concentrations of the solutions on either side of the membrane are the same we call this...
equilibrium
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What is plasmolysis
WHen plants are put into a concentrated solution, the water leaves the cell by osmosis and the cytoplasm shrinks and collapses
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What is active transport
Whne particles move from an area of low concentration to an are of high concentration against a concentration gradient
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