Show that in a binary tree of N nodes, there are N + 1 null links representingchildren.
EXSC223:Weekof8/29/16 NotesfromthetextbookCh.3.3-3.5 3.3Passivemembranetransportisdiffusionofmoleculesdownaconcentrationgradient • Passivetransport o Diffusion § Tendencyofmoleculesorionstomovefromanareawheretheyarein highconcentrationtoanareawheretheyareinlowconcentration § Movedown/alongtheconcentrationgradient § Randommotions • Poweredbyintrinsickineticenergy • Collisionscauseparticlestogoinrandomdirections o Particlesscatteranddisperse § Speedofdiffusionisaffectedby: • Moleculesize(smallermolecules=fasterdiffusionrate) • Temperature(warmersystem=fasterdiffusionrate) § Inaclosedcontainer,auniformmixturewillbetheresult § Atequilibrium • Moleculesmoveequallyinalldirections • Nonetmovement o Filtration • Plasmamembrane o Selectivelypermeable § Letsnutrientsin § Keepsbadsubstancesout § Keepsvaluableproteinsin § Letswasteout o Unhealthycellshaveadamagedplasmamembrane o Moleculesorionscandiffuseinif: § Lipidsoluble