Types Of Transport Flashcards

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Diffusion

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When materials move from an area of high concentrations to an area of low concentration down a concentration barrier with no energy.

E.g. Gases,liquids or dissolved substances

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Osmosis

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Water molecules move from high concentration to an area of low concentration across a selectively permeable membrane

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Active transport

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When the movement of molecules moves from a low concentration to an area of high concentration up a concentration barrier with energy

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Concentration barrier

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Process of particles moving though a solution or gas with an area of higher number of particles to an area with a lower number of particles.

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