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Diffusion is the movement of particles (atoms, ions or molecules) from a region in which they are in higher concentration to regions of lower concentration.  A good example of diffusion is food colouring. If you place a drop of red food colouring in a beaker of water eventually the entire beaker of water will have a red tint. The food colouring moved through the water until it was equally distributed throughout the beaker. Diffusion takes place along a concentration gradient. A concentration gradient exists until the diffused substance is evenly distributed.

Other everyday examples of diffusion are:

1.   Sugar will diffuse through tea until the entire cup of tea is sweet. (We stir the tea to speed up the diffusion.)

2.   The odour of food cooking diffuses throughout the kitchen. If you open the kitchen door it will spread into the next room.

The movement of these molecules is said to be passive. No energy is needed to be provided. The natural kinetic energy of the particles supplies the energy.

 

Examples of diffusion in science are:

1.           Carbon dioxide entering the stomata of leaves.

2.           Oxygen diffusing out of the stomata and lenticels of leaves.

This animation shows the purple molecules diffusing throughout the box. 

 

 

 

 

 

This animation shows a graduated cylinder. Note how the bromine diffuses throughout the cylinder when the glass plate it removed.

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Click here for an excellent interactive animation of osmosis and diffusion

 

 

 

 

 

Here the molecules move out of the liquid and into the air by diffusion.

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OSMOSIS

Osmosis is a special example of diffusion. It is the diffusion of a substance through a semipermeable membrane from a more dilute solution to a more concentrated solution. This process is also passive since no external energy is needed.

A semipermeable membrane is a barrier that permits the passage of some substances but not others. Cell membranes are described as selectively permeable because not only do they allow the passage of water but also allow the passage of certain solutes (dissolved substances).

Some major examples of osmosis:

Absorption of water by plant roots.

Reabsorption of water by the proximal and distal convoluted tubules of the nephron.

Reabsorption of tissue fluid into the venule ends of the blood capillaries.

Absorption of water by the alimentary canal — stomach, small intestine and the colon.

 

Here is an example of particles moving through a plasma membrane.

Illustration of facilitated diffusion

This animation shows osmosis of particles. Note that when the particles are distributed equally on both sides of the membrane the osmosis stops.

 

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In another example, the solute can’t fit through the membrane but the water can. The water moves through until both sides’ concentrations are equal.

Here, the concentration is the same on both side of the membrane. The water moves through the membrane from both sides at equal rates.

Osmosis and Animal Cells

          The movement of liquids in and out cells is dependant on the concentration of the solution surrounding it.

There are 3 types of situations in which this could vary:

1.   Isotonic:  Here the external solution concentration and the internal concentration of the organism are the same.

2.   Hypotonic: Here the external solution concentration is less than the concentration of the organism. In this case water will rush into the organism.

3.   Hypertonic: Here the external solution concentration is greater than the concentration of the organism. In this case the water will rush out of the organism.

                

OSMOREGULATION

Osmoregulation is the means by which cells keep the concentration of cell cytoplasm or blood at a suitable concentration.

OSMOREGULATION IN ANIMAL CELLS

(A)             Amoeba, living in freshwater, uses a contractile vacuole to expel the excess water from its cytoplasm. This was discussed in the amoeba web page which can be found on the homepage.

Animal Cell Examples Animal Cell Model Diagram Project Parts Structure Labeled Coloring and Plant Cell Organelles Cake

Animal Cell Examples Animal Cell Model Diagram Project Parts Structure Labeled Coloring and Plant Cell Organelles Cake

Animal Cell Examples Animal Cell Model Diagram Project Parts Structure Labeled Coloring and Plant Cell Organelles Cake

Animal Cell Examples Animal Cell Model Diagram Project Parts Structure Labeled Coloring and Plant Cell Organelles Cake

Animal Cell Examples Animal Cell Model Diagram Project Parts Structure Labeled Coloring and Plant Cell Organelles Cake

Animal Cell Examples Animal Cell Model Diagram Project Parts Structure Labeled Coloring and Plant Cell Organelles Cake

Animal Cell Examples Animal Cell Model Diagram Project Parts Structure Labeled Coloring and Plant Cell Organelles Cake

Animal Cell Examples Animal Cell Model Diagram Project Parts Structure Labeled Coloring and Plant Cell Organelles Cake

Animal Cell Examples Animal Cell Model Diagram Project Parts Structure Labeled Coloring and Plant Cell Organelles Cake

Animal Cell Examples Animal Cell Model Diagram Project Parts Structure Labeled Coloring and Plant Cell Organelles Cake

Animal Cell Examples Animal Cell Model Diagram Project Parts Structure Labeled Coloring and Plant Cell Organelles Cake