Osmosis Osmosis is a special example of diffusion. It is the diffusion of water through a partially permeable membrane from a more dilute solution to a more concentrated solution – down the water potential gradient) Note: diffusion and osmosis are both passive‚ i.e. energy from ATP is not used. A partially permeable membrane is a barrier that permits the passage of some substances but not others; it allows the passage of the solvent molecules but not some of the larger solute molecules. Cell
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RUNNING HEAD: AQUARIUM DIFFERENCES 1 Freshwater vs. Saltwater Aquariums C. Kevin Barr ENG121 Andrea Bear August 28‚ 2012 AQUARIUM DIFFERENCES 2 Freshwater vs. Saltwater Comparison There are many differences when it comes to freshwater versus saltwater aquariums. We ’ll try and shed some light on some of the differences when it comes to tank types‚ aquarium
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Rate of Osmosis vs Solute Concentration Introduction: In nature‚ the quest to reach equilibrium‚ or the state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces (http://www.dictionary.com). Osmosis and diffusion are two ways that cells reach this equilibrium‚ without exerting energy. Due to the unique nature of the phospholipid bilayer‚ small molecules can pass through the semipermeable membrane easily‚ through diffusion (https://www.biologycorner.com). Water‚ however‚ has a slightly more
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Fresh water always freezes at 0℃‚ but that is not always so for water with salt inside. The higher amount of salt there is in the water‚ the more the freezing point decreases. So‚ salt water freezes later than freshwater. The exact measurement of how they impact each other is this: every 5 psu increase‚ the freezing point decreases by 28%.. In an ocean‚ there is frazil and brine. Frazil are ice crystals suspended in water‚ and they are made of nearly pure freshwater. Frazil is the first stages of
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In the beginning salt water and regular water got along. They all lived in the same ocean and each droplet would live in harmony. They shared the undersea environment with all the fish and sea plants. Some plants and animals needed salt water more than fresh water and some needed fresh water more than salt water. This is where the problem all started. The fresh water began to become jealous because the salt water was mocking the fresh water about them being the best type of water. It started out
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multiple purposes. It helped identify that diffusion is the shifting of molecules from one part to another that takes no energy‚ and that osmosis is just the flow of water through the cell membrane. The main purpose of the first experiment was to examine the movement of H2O and other materials in living and simulate systems. This was done through the dialysis tubing to mimic the cell membrane and measure the change of mass inside the tube filled with distilled water. The quantity of mass before and after
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Factors affecting the movement of water through osmosis Introduction In this I will be investigating what effects the movement of water through osmosis. Osmosis is the diffusion of water. It is the process in which fluids pass through a partially-permeable membrane. It is the movement of water from high water concentration to low water concentration. Plant cells react to osmosis by hypertonic‚ isotonic and hypotonic. Keywords Hypertonic – is when the water outside of the cell is lower than
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Simple diffusion The term simple diffusion refers to a process whereby a substance passes through a membrane without the aid of an intermediary such as a integral membrane protein. The force that drives the substance from one side of the membrane to the other is the force of diffusion. In order for substances to pass through a cell membrane by simple diffusion it must penetrate the hydrophobic core of the phospholipid bilayer. The types of molecules that can do this are themselves substantially
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adapt to a variety of climates‚ from the semiarid to the tropical wet. Potatoes also have high nutritional value. They supply every vitamin and mineral that a body needs except for vitamin A‚ vitamin D‚ and calcium (Chapaman). In the past‚ they have been eaten for the purpose of protecting against diseases such as scurvy‚ tuberculosis‚ measles and dysentery (Chapaman). In comparison to grains‚ another staple food crop‚ potatoes are more productive.
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School | [Osmosis Practical Report] Abstract: | The purpose of this investigation is to see if the concentration of Sodium chloride (NaCl) solution will affect the mass of the potato cylinder hence the rate of osmosis. This can be done by placing 5‚ identical in length (3cm) but different in weight‚ tubes of potato in 5 different beakers. Each containing an altered NaCl concentration. The concentrations used in this experiment were‚ 0%‚ 2%‚ 10%‚ 15%‚ and 26%. Potatoes were weighed prior
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