Osmosis and Diffusion Flashcards
1
Q
Process of water molecules moving from an area of high concentration to an area of low water concentration through a semi-permeable membrane
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Osmosis
2
Q
Process of molecules moving from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
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Diffusion
3
Q
Diffusion deals with
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Molecules
4
Q
Osmosis deals with
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Water Molecules
5
Q
Osmosis and Diffusion are both considered
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Passive Transport Processes
6
Q
Processes do no require energy they only require that the molecules be in motion
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Passive Transport (Osmosis & Diffusion)
7
Q
Process of molecules moving from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration (require energy)
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Active Transport (when cell takes in glucose from blood)