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    The document describes three types of movement in cells: osmosis, diffusion, and active transport. Osmosis is defined as the movement of water molecules through a semi-permeable membrane from an area of high water concentration to low concentration until equilibrium is reached. Diffusion is the movement of particles from high to low concentration without a membrane until equilibrium. Active transport uses energy to move ions against their concentration gradient, not reaching equilibrium.

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    The document describes three types of movement in cells: osmosis, diffusion, and active transport. Osmosis is defined as the movement of water molecules through a semi-permeable membrane from an area of high water concentration to low concentration until equilibrium is reached. Diffusion is the movement of particles from high to low concentration without a membrane until equilibrium. Active transport uses energy to move ions against their concentration gradient, not reaching equilibrium.

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    The document describes three types of movement in cells: osmosis, diffusion, and active transport. Osmosis is defined as the movement of water molecules through a semi-permeable membrane from an area of high water concentration to low concentration until equilibrium is reached. Diffusion is the movement of particles from high to low concentration without a membrane until equilibrium. Active transport uses energy to move ions against their concentration gradient, not reaching equilibrium.

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    Movement in cells

    Osmosis
    - movement of water molecules
    - a semi-permeable membrane
    - molecules move from an area where there are many water molecules to an area where
    there are fewer water molecules OR an area of low concentration (dilute area/filled
    with water) to an area of high concentration (concentrated with particles) OR an area
    of high water concentration to an area of low water concentration
    - an equilibrium or balance is created

    Osmosis is the movement of water molecules from an area of high water concentration to an
    area of low water concentration through a semi-permeable membrane.

    Take a look at the diagram below which demonstrates osmosis.

    1. Identify the semi-permeable membrane.


    2. Notice which side has more water molecules.
    3. Notice the direction in which water moves.
    4. Notice how the water molecules balance off at the end.

    Diffusion
    - movement of particles
    - no semi-permeable membrane
    - molecules move from an area where there are many particles to an area where there
    are few particles OR an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
    - an equilibrium or balance is created

    Diffusion is the movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of


    low concentration.
    Take a look at the diagram above.

    Compare it to the osmosis diagram.


    How is it different?

    Active Transport
    - the movement of ions against a concentration gradient using energy
    - no equilibrium is created
    Na, K, Ca2+,

    Plant cells Animal cells


    Substance Substance
    Mechanism of
    movement
    Osmosis 1. water from soil to 1. water entering red
    roots of plants blood cells from
    tissue fluid
    2. water from leaves to 2. H/W
    air via transpiration

    Diffusion 1. O2 from leaves to 1. CO2 from cells to


    atmosphere after alveoli (lungs)
    photosynthesis 2. O2 from atmosphere
    to lungs to cells
    2. CO2 from 3. Glucose from blood
    atmosphere to leaves to muscle cells
    (stomata) for
    photosynthesis

    3. Water vapour
    leaving leaves to
    atmosphere

    Active Transport 1. H/W


    2.

    Videos on osmosis:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaZ8MtF3C6M&t=112s
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Eq8rO3fABM

    Read the following on osmosis


    https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zs63tv4/revision/4

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