Membrane transport:

Diffusion

Week 4
ADA School Biology Department
Objectives
• What is solution?
Solute
Solvent
• What is concentration?
Concentration
Concentration gradient
Dilute and Concentrated solution
• States of matter
Solid
Liquid
Gases
• What is diffusion?
Diffusion through the semipermeable cell membrane
Factors affecting the rate of diffusion (Temperature, concentration)
• Importance of diffusion
• Simple vs facilitated diffusion
How do we smell someone’s perfume?
Molecules of perfume are reaching your nose. How?
Terminology
 ● Concentration is the amount
of solute dissolved in a
given quantity of solvent.
● Solute can be liquid or solid
● Solvent is a liquid

https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/ht
ml/concentration/latest/concentrat
ion_en.html
 Concentration gradient

High
concentration
of dye
molecules
What is diffusion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_Y__0q0SOU
Inside of a cell Outside of a cell
Movement of molecules
down the concentration
gradient
Factors affecting the diffusion: Temperature
How the increase in temperature increases the movement of
particles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHJmOH38agY
Diffusion of dye in hot and cold solvent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=key6JcI1m-c
 Factors affecting the diffusion: Concentration

Fast

Slow
Why do we need diffusion: breathing
Why do we need diffusion: digestion
Why do we need diffusion: biochemical reactions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK-N8jUH5Xs
 Terminology Reading materials
● Solute ● Oxford IB diploma Program IB
● Solvent Biology Course book, Allott and
● Solution Mindorff, pg 34-37.
● Concentration
● Concentration gradient
● Dilute solution
● Concentrated solution
● Solid
● Liquid
● Gas
● Diffusion
● Simple Diffusion
● Facilitated diffusion