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Diffusion of water molecules across a selectively permeable membrane?
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∙ 13y ago
it is osmosis
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Is it true if the process by which water moves across a selectively permeable membrane is called diffusion?
Diffusion is a physical process. When it is performed through a selectively permeable membrane, it is called osmosis. Thus osmosis is an appropriate word for movement of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane and not diffusion.
What term refers to diffusion of water molecules through a selectively preamble membrane?
Osmosis is the diffusion of water molecules through a semi-permeable membrane to equalise osmotic pressure.
How does oxygen cross a selectively permeable membrane?
diffusion
Which term refers to the diffusion of water molecules through a slestively permaeable membrane?
The movement of water through a selectively permeable membrane is called diffusion. Water will always diffuse down a concentration gradient, from high solute concentration to low solute concentration.
What is the net diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane?
Osmosis
What is osmisis?
Osmosis is the diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane.
How is osmosis defined?
as diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane.
What is a selectively permeable memberane?
A selectively permeable membrane means that it lets some molecules through but others can't get in.
What is definition of selectively permeable?
The selectively permeable phospholipid bilayer (a.k.a plasma membrane) is 'selectively permeable' because it selects which molecules it allows to permeate (pass through).
When molecules move from high concentration to low concentration this is called?
diffusion unless it is water molecules moving through a selectively permeable membrane in which case it is osmosis
What is a selectlively permeable membrane?
The cell membrane is selectively permeable, allowing some molecules to pass through by osmosis
What process - movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of high water concentration to an area of low concentration?
Osmosis is the process by which water moves across a selectively permeable membrane.
