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A: When a cell is placed in a hypotonic solution, water moves inside the cell and in turn, the cell…

Q: What determine the direction in which net diffusion of a nonpolar molecule will occur?

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Q: If distilled water (no ions or salt) is added to red blood cells in the laboratory, the red blood…

A: If distilled water (no ions or salt) is added to red blood cells in the laboratory, the red blood…

Q: Explain the function of a fluid-transport/circulatory system.  How does it relate to diffusion?

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Q: Left Compartment                                        Right Compartment 7 grams of Z per liter…

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Q: Define diffusion, osmosis, hyper-, hypo-, and isotonicity.

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Q: What effect might a solvent such as ethanol have on membrane permeability?

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Q: 7: Name this large conducting cell and the materi transports.

A: Phloem, the main component of vascular tissue, is in charge of transporting food in plants.

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Osmosis

In simple words, osmosis is the slow, gradual movement of a liquid through a membrane. But there are nuances to this process. For instance, there has to be an imbalance in the distribution of solute in the liquid on either side of the membrane, which has to be semipermeable. The liquid in the region with a lower solute concentration moves to the region with a higher concentration, thereby displacing the solution in the process. The objective is to equalize the concentration of molecules on both sides of the membrane; the displacement of liquid can be viewed as a byproduct of this equalization. Since there is no energy required to carry osmosis, it is considered a passive process.