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Diffusion
Diffusion
Diffusion is when particles of an high area move into places with low
concentration.
In plant:
Facilitated
Diffusion
It is the passive movement of
molecules along
the concentration
gradient
What factors affect it?
Temperature- As the temperature increases the movement of
the molecules also increase
Concentration- It goes from high concentration to low
concentration
Diffusion distance- Diffusion is faster in smaller distance than
larger distance
Size of the molecules- The smaller moleclues diffuse faster than
the large ones
In Animals:
Amoeba
They are single cell eukaryotic organisms. It gets oxygen gas
dissolved in surrounding water through the plasmid membrane