Straighterline BIO 201L Lab 4 Worksheet Lab 4 Diffusion and Osmosis 2022 | Complete | 100% Correct Answers

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Pre-Lab Questions: ”1. Compare and contrast diffusion and osmosis.” Diffusion is the process by which solute molecules moves along an electrochemical gradient from region of high concentration ... to region of low concentration while osmosis is the process where solute molecules moves through a semi permeable membrane from lowly concentrated region to high concentrated region ”2. What is the water potential of an open beaker containing pure water? ” The potential is zero ”3. Why don’t red blood cells swell or shrink in blood? ” They do not swell because the internal body environment is isotonic in nature, implying that the internal environment of the red blood cells and the external environment are at equilibrium thus no net movement of water in to the cells Experiment 1: Diffusion through a Liquid Table 1: Rate of Diffusion in Corn Syrup [Show More]

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