Diffusion we - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Ultrafiltration - Answer-Forcing fluids across semipermeable membrane via hydrostatic pressure Convection - Answer-Fluid and solutes being moved through spm during ultrafiltration Diffusion - Answer-solutes moving from high concentration to low concentration Osmosis - Answer-Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane to area of high solute concentration what are kidneys excretory function? - Answer-filtering waste products normalize electrolytes provide fluid/nutri...

Describe how oxygen in the air reaches capillaries surrounding alveoli in lungs - ANSWERTrachea and bronchi and bronchioles; Down pressure gradient; Down diffusion gradient; Across alveolar epithelium; Across capillary endothelium/epithelium; Difference between species richness and index of diversity - ANSWERSpecies richness measures only number of (different) species / does not measure number of individuals; Explain how cellulose molecules are adapted for their function in plant cells...

TEST BANK FOR THEORIES OF PERSONALITY UNDERSTANDING PERSONS, 7TH EDITION, SUSAN CLONINGER, Theories of Personality, 7e (Cloninger) Chapter 1 Multiple Choice 1) Psychology attempts to understand human nature using the method of A) science. B) literature. C) intuition. D) philosophy. Answer: A Difficulty Level: Easy Skill Level: Understand the Concepts Learning Objective: 1.1 Topic: Psychology as science p. 2 2) What is personality, according to your text? ...

MATSE 259 - Exam 3 Questions With Verified Solutions Simple Diffusion Dependent Transformations No change in number or composition of phases present Diffusion Dependent Transformations Alterations in phase compositions and number of phases present Diffusionless Transformations metastable phase, diffusion is very slow, a new phase Two Types of Phase Transformation Stages Nucleation (small particles) & Growth (increasing the size, parent phase disappears) Two Types of Nucl...

BIOD 121 (Portage): Module 2 Latest Update Graded A+ Digestion process of transforming food into basic nutrients that can be absorbed and used by the body Without the process, the nutrients we initially consume in food would be useless: digestion Before food even enters the mouth, a cascade of events involving the nervous system and a variety of hormones are set off based on a variety of stimulus: cognition, sound, odor, appearance, and taste cognition thoughts about food can s...

Praxis 5442 - Physical Science Latest Update Graded A+ [Ca(NO3)2] calcium nitrate 1st law of thermodynamics The principle of conservation of energy. Energy can be transferred and transformed, but it cannot be created or destroyed. 2nd law of thermodynamics The principle whereby every energy transfer or transformation increases the entropy of the universe. Ordered forms of energy are at least partly converted to heat, and in spontaneous reactions, the free energy of the system also...

WGU C255 Intro to Geography Questions and Answers 100% Pass Geography The study of the interaction of all physical and human phenomena at individual places and of how interactions among places form patterns and organize larger spaces physical geography Studies the characteristics of the physical environment. When geography concentrates on topics such as climate, soil, and vegetation, it is a natural science human geography Studies human groups and their activities, such as language, industry, ...

Test Bank for Essential Cell Biology 5th Edition Alberts Hopkin ESSENTIAL CELL BIOLOGY, 5th EDITION CHAPTER 1: CELLS: THE FUNDAMENTAL UNITS OF LIFE Unity and Diversity of Cells 1-1 Living systems are incredibly diverse in size, shape, environment, and behavior. It is estimated that there are between 10 million and 100 million different species. Despite this wide variety of organisms, it remains difficult to define what it means to say something is alive. Which of the following can be desc...

Biol 1201 Exam 2 Gregg Latest Update Already Passed Plasma membrane A selectively-permeable phospholipid bilayer forming the boundary of the cells. Hydrophilic heads and hydrophobic tails peripheral proteins Bound to the surface of the membrane Integral proteins penetrate the hydrophobic core Transport proteins Span membrane. Allow passage of hydrophilic substances functions of plasma membrane transport, enzymatic activity, signal transduction, cell-cell recognition, intercel...

Biology LEAP Review Latest Update Graded A+ Homestasis relatively constant internal physical and chemical conditions that organisms maintain positive feedback loop feedback loop that causes a system to change further in the same direction negative feedback loop A feedback loop that causes a system to change in the opposite direction from which it is moving Active Transport Energy-requiring process that moves material across a cell membrane against a concentration difference ...