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    Diffusion and Osmosis: Presented By: Hannah Catrina C. Zech BSE Iv-C Students

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    This document discusses diffusion and osmosis through a cell membrane. It defines diffusion as the net movement of material from an area of high concentration to low concentration down a concentration gradient. Osmosis is defined as the movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane toward a higher concentration of ions or solutes. The document explains how solutions can be isotonic, hypotonic, or hypertonic and the effects on cell volume. Maintaining homeostasis through diffusion and osmosis is important for cell survival.

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    This document discusses diffusion and osmosis through a cell membrane. It defines diffusion as the net movement of material from an area of high concentration to low concentration down a concentration gradient. Osmosis is defined as the movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane toward a higher concentration of ions or solutes. The document explains how solutions can be isotonic, hypotonic, or hypertonic and the effects on cell volume. Maintaining homeostasis through diffusion and osmosis is important for cell survival.

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    This document discusses diffusion and osmosis through a cell membrane. It defines diffusion as the net movement of material from an area of high concentration to low concentration down a concentration gradient. Osmosis is defined as the movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane toward a higher concentration of ions or solutes. The document explains how solutions can be isotonic, hypotonic, or hypertonic and the effects on cell volume. Maintaining homeostasis through diffusion and osmosis is important for cell survival.

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    Diffusion and Osmosis: Presented By: Hannah Catrina C. Zech BSE Iv-C Students

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    DIFFUSION

    AND OSMOSIS
    Presented by:
    Hannah Catrina C. Zech
    BSE Iv-C Students
    REVIEW
    WHAT IS A CELL MEMBRANE?
    MOTIVATION
    • SIMPLE DIFFUSION (YOUTUBE)
    DIFFUSION
    • The net movement of material from an area of high concentration of that
    substance to an area with lower concentration.
    CONCENTRATION GRADIENT
    EXAMPLE
    OSMOSIS
    • Osmosis is the process of moving water across a semi permeable membrane
    towards ion or solute.
    TONICITY
    • Tonicity - ability of a solution to affect fluid volume and
    pressure within a cell
    1. Isotonic solution – the concentration of the water molecules is the
    same as that in the cell
    2. Hypotonic solution – contains lower concentration of solutes than
    the cell
    3. Hypertonic solution - has higher concentration of solutes than of
    the cell
    OSMOSIS AND CELLS
    • Important because large volume
    changes caused by water movement
    disrupt normal cell function.
    • CELL SHRINKAGE OR SWELLING
    • ISOTONIC: CELL NEITHER SHRINKS
    NOR SWELLS
    • HYPERTONIC: CELL SHRINKS
    (PLASMOLYSIS)
    • HYPOTONIC: CELL SWELLS (LYSIS)
    WHY ARE OSMOSIS &
    DIFFUSION IMPORTANT?
    All living things have certain requirements they must satisfy in order to
    remain alive – maintain homeostasis
    These include exchanging gases (usually CO2 and O2), taking in water,
    minerals, and food, and eliminating wastes.
    These tasks happen at the cellular level.
    Molecules move through the cell membrane by diffusion

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