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1________ is the passive movement of molecules as a result of random motion caused by heat.
A)Brownian movement
B)Dialysis
C)Osmosis
D)Diffusion



2Circle correct answers. Molecules diffuse from an area of low / high concentration to an area of low / high concentration.



3The ________ of diffusion is determined by the steepness of the gradient and other characteristics of the specific molecule in question such as its size, polarity, or solubility.



4The ________ of diffusion depends on the presence of a gradient of concentration, heat, and pressure.



5Osmosis is diffusion of water across a differentially permeable membrane. What does differentially permeable mean?



6What are polar molecules?
A)molecules that have positively charged and negatively charged areas
B)molecules that have no local areas of positive or negative charge
C)molecules that release H+ ions
D)molecules that accept H+ ions



7Diffusion requires energy.
A)True
B)False



8In today's lab, what is the model of a differentially permeable membrane that you will use?



9Phenolphthalein is a ________ indicator.
A)glucose
B)oxygen
C)starch
D)pH



10A hypotonic solution ________.
A)is a solution with a relatively lower concentration of solutes
B)is a fluid that dissolves substances
C)has an equal concentration of solutes compared to another solution
D)is a solution with a relatively higher concentration of solutes
E)is a dissolved substance in a solution



11A(n) ________ solution has a relatively higher concentration of solutes compared to another solution.
A)isotonic
B)hypertonic
C)hypotonic
D)hyperbolic



12All molecules display kinetic energy.
A)True
B)False



13The ________ variable is the variable that the experimenter actively controls to determine how it influences an observed phenomenon.



14The ________ variable is the event studied and expected to change in an experiment.



15The ________ variable is generally graphed on the horizontal or x-axis of a graph.



16Circle correct answers. Water moves from an area of low / high water potential to an area of low / high water potential.



17________ is the bursting of a cell caused by an influx of water.



18________ is the pulling away of the cell membrane from the cell wall when a plant cell looses water.



19What happens to a red blood cell when it is placed in a hypertonic solution?



20What happens to a plant cell when it is placed in a hypotonic solution?



21A fish in saltwater is in a ________ solution.



22Distinguish between diffusion and osmosis.







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