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I haven't studied this in a long time, but as I remember, osmosis is the movement of water from a high water potential to a lower water potential through a selectively permeable membrane. This has hundreds of uses in plants a animals, so I'm giving an example in each one. In plants, it helps the root hair cells absorb the water from the soil, and transfer it along the cells of the plants and then to the rest of the body. In animals... I'm sorry, I can't remember, but I think it also helps in the transmission of water in the cells
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What are 2 examples of osmosis?
Osmosis in plant cells. (water moves into plant cells by osmosis). Osmosis in animal cells. (water also diffuses in and out of animal cells by osmosis). Hope this answers your question.
Why is osmosis important to cell function?
Osmosis is important to cell functions because it keeps the cell alive
What are the effects of osmosis on plant and animal tissues?
Osmosis provides for the transference of moisture.
What is the application of osmosis and difusion to plants and animals?
Plants absorb water from the soil by osmosis and diffusion of water and gases is important for the inetercellular movement in plant and animal cells.
How do substances get into a plant or animal cell?
Osmosis and diffusion
What process does not occur in animal cells?
The process of osmosis and photosynthesis are not performed by animal cells.
Why is it important for the animal to eat the plant?
It is important for the animals to eat the plant because, if they don't the animal will die and we people will not have animals to eat.
What does osmosis do to plant and animal cells in pure water?
Plant cells have a strong rigid cell wall on the outside of the cell membrane. This stops the cell bursting when it absorbs water by osmosis. The increase in pressure makes the cell rigid. This is useful as plants do not have a skeleton. Instead the leaves and shoots can be supported by the pressure of water in their cells. If plant cells lose too much water by osmosis they become less rigid and eventually the cell membrane shrinks away from the cell wall.
Why osmosis is important to plant cells?
Plant absorbs water from the earth through the process of osmosis. The outermost cells of plants are able to absorb water through their semi-permeable cell membrane. Then this water moves up the Plant through Vascular tissues by diffusion.
Are plant and animal relationships important?
yes
What happens to both plant and animal cells when they are placed into a solution that is hypotonic?
Both types of cells will have endo-osmosis and will become turgid
How do sea animal be affected by osmosis?
Cause osmosis is a water condition.
