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Sec 3 Biology
Topic Outline
1. Introduction
2. Diffusion
A. Definition
B. Concentration Gradient
C. Factors Affecting Diffusion
D. Diffusion Across A Membrane
E. Importance of Diffusion
o Uptake of Nutrients in Humans
o Gaseous Exchange in Plants and Humans
3. Osmosis
A. Definition
B. Water Potential Gradient
C. Effects of Osmosis in Plant and Animal Tissues
D. Turgidity and Plant Cells
4. Active Transport
A. Importance of Active Transport
o Uptake of ions by root hairs
o Uptake of glucose in intestinal villi
For organisms to stay alive, substances need to move in and out of the
cells.
A) Diffusion
I) Definition
Diffusion of
a gas such
as oxygen
Point A Point B
high low
concentration concentration
o concentration gradient
http://www.tiem.utk.edu/~gross/bioed/bealsmodules/area
_volume.html
diffusion
intestines
diffusion
membrane)
Charged particles
E. Importance of Diffusion
exchange of gases
exchange
directly.
wall
NB:Black box in each picture shows area that is magnified in next drawing
Highly vascularised
Blood capillaries