It is the movement of water
molecules from an area of high
water concentration to an area
of low water concentration
through a selectively permeable
membrane
Hypotontic
Higher water
concentration
Plant: Turgid
Animal: Burst
Hypertonic
lower water
conentration
Plant: Plasmolysed
Animal: Shrunk
Isotonic
equal water
concentration
Plant: Normal
Animal: Normal
Diffusion
The movement of a
substance from an area of
high concentration to an area
of low concentration down a
concentration gradient
Examples
Gas exchange for
photosynthesis
Gas exchange
at the avleoli
takes place in
and out the cells
Active Transport
Requires energy to transport molecules
against concentration gradient
Example of molecule that can't
pass though the cell membrane
Startch
Example of
molecule that can
Glucose
Selectively Permable
Allows passage
of molecules
according to size
If a molecule is too big
to fit through the pore
Diffusion will not take place
If a molecule is
small enough to fit
through the pore