10 - Glossary & Key Equations
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Practice Questions
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Define homeostasis.
💡 Hint: Think about how organisms regulate temperature and pH.
What does selective permeability mean?
💡 Hint: Consider how cell membranes control entry and exit of substances.
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What is homeostasis?
💡 Hint: Think about examples like temperature regulation.
Fick's First Law describes the relationship between flux and what?
💡 Hint: Remember that substances diffuse from high to low concentration.
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A solution has a solute concentration of 0.2 M. If the temperature is 298 K, what is the osmotic potential using Van 't Hoff's equation with an ionization constant (i) of 1?
💡 Hint: Remember to convert each parameter into the right units.
Explain a scenario where Fick's laws apply in human physiology, particularly in the lungs.
💡 Hint: Think about how gases move in and out of different pressures.
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