Transport mechanisms

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Diffusion
Net movement of molecules or ions from a region of high concentration to a low concentration
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Facilitated diffusion
Diffusion that involves PROTIEN CARRIER MOLECULES to allow the passive movement of substances across plasma membranes
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Osmosis
passage of water from a region where it has a higher water potential to a region where it has a lower water potential through a partially permeable membrane
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Water Potential
pressure created by water molecules. It is the measure of the extent to which a solution gives out water. the greater the number of water molecules, the higher the water potential, the highest being zero (pure water)
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Diffusion proportion
Surface area × difference in concentration / length of diffusion path
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Diffusion that involves PROTIEN CARRIER MOLECULES to allow the passive movement of substances across plasma membranes

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Facilitated diffusion

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passage of water from a region where it has a higher water potential to a region where it has a lower water potential through a partially permeable membrane

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pressure created by water molecules. It is the measure of the extent to which a solution gives out water. the greater the number of water molecules, the higher the water potential, the highest being zero (pure water)

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Surface area × difference in concentration / length of diffusion path

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