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In simple terms: Osmosis is when water moves from a place with lots of water through a tissue wall to an area where there is less water.

For example, if a cell is placed in water, because there is more water outside the cell than inside, the water molecules will start to move from outside the cell, through the cell wall and into the cell, causing it to swell, until the amount of water inside the cell is the same as outside.

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