Diffusion Flashcards

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What is diffusion

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Its the net overall movement of particles from a high concentration to a lower concentration

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What’s the concentration gradient

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The measure of the difference in concentration between 2 areas

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Factors that affect the rate of diffusion

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Temperature, the surface area, thickness of the membrane and the concentartion gradient

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What diffuses in an animal cell

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oxygen , Glucose and amino acids

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What diffuses out of an animal cell

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Carbon dioxide urea water and lactic acid

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what diffuses in a plant cell

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carbon dioxide and water

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what diffuses out of a plant cell

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oxygen and glucose

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