Transport

Mechanism
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Group 2 (Tuesday Cleaners)
XI - Leavitt
 Diffusion
Factors affecting Diffusion
Few factors that affects the
process of diffusion, which
individually and collectively
alters the rate and extent the
rate of diffusion are:
Temperature
Area of interaction
Size of the particle
The steepness of the
concentration gradient
 Diffusion
Examples of Diffusion
Exchange of gases in the lungs
occurs by diffusion.
A spray of perfume or room
freshener will get diffused into the
air by which we can sense the odour.
By adding boiling water to the dried
noodles, the water diffuses causing
rehydration and making dried
noodles plumper and saturated.
transport of water, nutrients, and
other gases in prokaryotes like
bacteria.
Links used:
https://conductscience.com/passive-
transport/#:~:text=Examples%20of%20molecules%20transported%20by,simple%20diffusion%20in%20these%
20organisms.
https://byjus.com/question-answer/what-is-an-example-of-diffusion-in-the-human-body/
https://byjus.com/biology/diffusion/#factors-affecting-diffusion
 Osmosis
Factors affecting Osmosis
Factors affecting the rate of Osmosis
includes:
Pressure
Temperature
Surface Area
Water potential
Concentration Gradient
 Osmosis
Examples of Osmosis
When the fingers are placed in water
for a longer period of time, they
become pruney due to the flow of water
inside the cells.
Humans suffering from cholera are also
affected by osmosis. The bacteria that
overpopulate the intestines reverse the
flow of absorption and do not allow
water to be absorbed by the intestines,
which results in dehydration.
The absorption of water from the soil is
due to osmosis. The plant roots have a
higher concentration than the soil.
Therefore, the water flows into the
roots.
Links used:
https://byjus.com/biology/osmosis/
 Facilitated Transport
Factors affecting Facilitated Transport
Factors affecting the rate of Facilitated
Transport:
Temperature
Concentration gradient
Selectivity
Saturation
 Facilitated Transport
Examples of Facilitated Transport
The transport of oxygen in the blood
and muscles is another example of
facilitated diffusion. In blood,
hemoglobin is the carrier protein
whereas in muscles, the carrier
protein in the myoglobin. The
diffusion of blood occurs as a result of
higher pressure on one side of the
membrane and a lower one on the
other side.
Ions are polar molecules and thus
cannot move across the membranes
with similar charges.
Links used:
https://unacademy.com/content/neet-ug/study-material/biology/factors-affecting-the-rate-of-facilitated-
diffusion/#:~:text=The%20factors%20affecting%20the%20rate%20of%20facilitated%20diffusion%20include
%20temperature,the%20nucleus%2C%20allowing%20these%20activities.
https://microbenotes.com/facilitated-
diffusion/#:~:text=The%20transport%20of%20oxygen%20in,one%20on%20the%20other%20side.
 Active Transport
Factors affecting Active Transport
Factors affecting the rate of Active
Transport:
Because energy is required for this
process to occur, anything that
prevents oxygen or glucose uptake
by the cell will also prevent
respiration. Without respiration,
energy is not released from glucose
and active transport cannot occur.
 Active Transport
Example of Active Transport:
Uptake of glucose in the
intestine of the human body and
also the uptake of minerals or
ions into the root hair cells of the
plants.

Links used:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zsgfv4j/revision/7
https://byjus.com/biology/active-
transport/#:~:text=The%20uptake%20of%20glucose%20in,the%20examples%20of%20active%20transport.