Aspmatch the type of passive transport to its description? : facilitated diffusion: osmosis: diffusion1. the diffusion of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane.2. the spreading out of molecules across a cell membrane until to they are equally concentrated.3. the process by which some molecules that are not able to pass directly through a cell membrane are able to enter the cell with the aid of transport proteins.

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1. Facilitated diffusion: the process by which some molecules that are not able to pass directly through a cell membrane are able to enter the cell with the aid of transport proteins.

2. Osmosis: the diffusion of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane.

3. Diffusion: the spreading out of molecules across a cell membrane until to they are equally concentrated.

Step-by-step explanation:

Diffusion is the spontaneous movement of molecules across a membrane from an area of high concentration to one of low concentration gradient.

Osmosis is the diffusion of water molecules across a semipermeable membrane from an area of low solute concentration to one of high solute concentration.

Facilitated transport occurs when molecules cannot diffuse directly through a cell membrane but can diffuse down a concentration gradient through transport channels in the membrane.

fertilization, pictured in figure 24.23a is the process in which gametes (an egg and sperm) fuse to form a zygote. the egg and sperm each contain one set of chromosomes. to ensure that the offspring has only one complete diploid set of chromosomes, only one sperm must fuse with one egg. in mammals, the egg is protected by a layer of extracellular matrix consisting mainly of glycoproteins called the zona pellucida. when a sperm binds to the zona pellucida, a series of biochemical events, called the acrosomal reactions, take place. in placental mammals, the acrosome contains digestive enzymes that initiate the degradation of the glycoprotein matrix protecting the egg and allowing the sperm plasma membrane to fuse with the egg plasma membrane, as illustrated in figure 24.23b. the fusion of these two membranes creates an opening through which the sperm nucleus is transferred into the ovum. the nuclear membranes of the egg and sperm break down and the two haploid genomes condense to form a diploid genome.

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