1.Define the term selectivity permeable 2. A. Name 3 types of passive transport B. Does passive transport require cellular energy (e.g ATP) in order to occur 3.Define diffusion 4. A.Why does cell require substances to diffuse across the plasma membrane? B. Give 2 examples of substances that must diffuse across the plasma membrane. 5. A. Name 5 factors that can affect diffusion across the plasma membrane B. Which molecule would cross the cell membrane more easily- O2 (molecular oxygen) or sodium ions? Why? Pre-Lab: Read the Introduction to this lab below. Complete the Pre-Lab Questions to be turned in at the beginning of your next lab. Living organisms and cells are constantly exchanging materials with their surroundings in order to stay alive. We take in food molecules for energy and building materials for our tissues and organs and eliminate waste. We take in oxygen when we breathe in and eliminate the waste product carbon dioxide when we breathe out. The cells of our body are surrounded by bodily fluids, which are mostly water but also contain many different molecules. So, the cell, like our bodies, must control or regulate what goes in and out. Cells do that by controlling what crosses the cell or plasma membrane. In other words, the plasma membrane is selectively permeable. Once the plasma membrane, they must move through the cytoplasm rapidly enough to allow the cell to function. There are a number of different ways that molecules can cross the selectively permeable plasma membrane, based on the size and the chemical nature of the molecules. Some molecules move by a process called passive transport. Remember that all molecules are constantly moving and the direction of this movement is random; this molecular movement is referred to as Brownian motion. In passive transport, molecules move from high concentration to low concentration Solution 1. Selective permeable mean that a membrane allows only specific molecules to pass through it and do not let others to pass. This can be through active or passive transport. 2. A. Passive transport includes transfer of molecules through the cell membrane without the need of energy. This includes : Osmosis, Diffusion and Facilitated diffusion. B. Passive transport does not require energy as it is down the concentration gradient..