Can oxygen pass through the cell membrane

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Ruby Little

Biology

30 June, 22:14

Can oxygen pass through the cell membrane

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Haley Elliott · Answer 1

Nonpolar and small polar molecules can pass through the cell membrane, so they diffuse across it in response to concentration gradients. Carbon dioxide and oxygen are two molecules that undergo this simple diffusion through the membrane. The simple diffusion of water is known as osmosis.

Jamya Mccullough · Answer 2

Nonpolar and small polar molecules can pass through the cell membrane, so they diffuse across it in response to concentration gradients. Carbon dioxide and oxygen are two molecules that undergo this simple diffusion through the membrane. The simple diffusion of water is known as osmosis.