Introduction to Diffusion and Osmosis

Introduction to Diffusion and Osmosis

This scrollable interactive introduces the concepts of diffusion, osmosis, and concentration gradient. It also discusses how to apply these concepts to a cell to explain the terms hypotonic, hypertonic, and isotonic.

Topics

  • AP
  • AP Biology
  • AP Bio
  • next generation science standards
  • NGSS
  • passive transport
  • diffusion
  • osmosis
  • concentration
  • high concentration
  • low concentration
  • concentration gradient
  • equilibrium
  • random motion
  • net movement
  • tonicity
  • hypertonic
  • hypotonic
  • isotonic
  • red blood cell
  • cell
  • water molecules
  • dye molecules
  • selectively permeable membrane
  • semipermeable membrane
  • solute concentration
  • gas molecules