Hi! My muddiest point has to do with Molecular Transport. What happens during it and why is it important? I am also a little confused on how diffusion works. How do the particles move from high to low concentration?
During diffusion, particles are naturally attracted to move from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration. The cell's goal is to eventually reach equilibrium with its outside envrionment. For example, in the osmosis lab, when the cell was exposed to salt water, the salt water diffused into the cell naturally making the cell membrane come in. You didn't do anything to the cell or the water, it just naturally happened.
Think of it like floating along a lazy river. You are just 'going with the flow'. The "FLOW" when you are talking about the movement of particles is from HI to LOW. That's just the way that particles flow.
During diffusion, particles are naturally attracted to move from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration. The cell's goal is to eventually reach equilibrium with its outside envrionment. For example, in the osmosis lab, when the cell was exposed to salt water, the salt water diffused into the cell naturally making the cell membrane come in. You didn't do anything to the cell or the water, it just naturally happened.
ReplyDeleteThink of it like floating along a lazy river. You are just 'going with the flow'. The "FLOW" when you are talking about the movement of particles is from HI to LOW. That's just the way that particles flow.
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't take energy to "go with the flow"