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1 How do molecules move around?
Diffusion is the movement of molecules from a HIGH concentration to a low concentration

2 Whaddaya mean, molecules MOVE ?????
You gotta be kidding me! Yeah, right diffusion animation

3 OSMOSIS WATER through a membrane Osmosis is the movement of
from a high to a low concentration through a membrane

4 To go into or out of a cell by diffusion or osmosis (without using energy)
A molecule must be . . . The right size to pass through an opening The right shape to pass through an opening Going from a high to a low concentration

5 Cell membranes must have
Small openings for small molecules Medium openings for medium molecules And the BIG stuff is a whole other story!!

6 SMALL openings in between phospholipids for small molecules:
Examples: Water Oxygen Carbon dioxide Alcohol

7 Medium Protein Doorways for medium sized molecules
Examples: Glucose Amino Acids Some Lipids Some Starches

8 Passive Transport Materials moving into or out of the cell without using any energy Examples: Diffusion Osmosis Open protein doorways (channels)

9 Active Transport Needed for molecules going from a low to high concentration (reverse diffusion) Needed for LARGE molecules Active = uses up ENERGY (ATP)

10 Active transport from a low to a high concentration – ENERGY

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12 The BIG stuff Endocytosis Exocytosis
Membrane surrounds particle to form a vesicle which then moves INTO the cell Exocytosis Vesicle surrounds particle and moves to membrane and OUT of the cell

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14 The cell membrane is “selectively permeable”. =
It controls what enters and leaves the cell.

15 The Cell Membrane PLUS


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