osmosis

• What is the main topic of today's video?

  The video covers osmosis, water concentration, and their application to cells.
• What is diffusion?

  Diffusion is the net movement of particles from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
• How do oxygen and glucose molecules move into a cell?

  They diffuse down their concentration gradient into the cell.
• What is osmosis?

  Osmosis is the net movement of water molecules across a partially permeable membrane.
• What does the term "water concentration" refer to?

  Water concentration refers to the amount of water compared to other dissolved molecules like sugars or salts.
• What are solutes?

  Solutes are the molecules like sugars or salts that are dissolved in water.
• How does the concentration of solutes affect water concentration in a solution?

  • Higher solute concentration means lower water concentration.
  • Lower solute concentration means higher water concentration.
  • It's the proportion of water to solutes that determines concentration, not the volume of water.
• In a scenario with two beakers, one with one solute particle and the other with three, which beaker has a higher concentration of solutes?

  The beaker with three solute particles has a higher concentration of solutes.
• What happens to water molecules when there is a difference in water concentration between the inside and outside of a cell?

  Water molecules will diffuse from the area of higher water concentration to the area of lower water concentration.
• What is the role of the cell's partially permeable membrane in osmosis?

  The partially permeable membrane allows water molecules to move while restricting solute movement.
• How does osmosis apply to cells?

  • Water moves from areas of higher water concentration outside the cell to lower water concentration inside the cell.
  • This movement occurs through the cell's partially permeable membrane.
  • It helps maintain cell turgor and overall homeostasis.
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