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The differences between diffusion and osmosis are really just that osmosis takes place with water and through a membrane. Diffusion is just the spread of molecules from high concentration to low. Osmosis is diffusion of water through a membrane.

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Does osmosis have amino acids or sugar in it?

Osmosis is a process. It does not contain anything. This process is triggered by the unequal concentrations of water, i.e. if a solution with high concentration of salt in it is bordered with a solution with low concentration of salt (if a solution is water it can be considered as 100% water solution, if it is, for example, 5% sugar solution, it can be considered as 95% water solution). So, water molecules move to the side with lower water concentration. Impertant: for only osmosis to happen, the wall between two solutions must be permeable only for water molecules. If it is also permeable for other substances they will also try to equalize their concentrations on the both side by move to the side where their concentration is less, and THIS IS CALLED diffusion.


What happens when a bacterial cell is placed in a solution containing 5 percent NaCl?

When placed in a 5% NaCl solution, a bacterial cell will likely experience water loss through osmosis due to the high salt concentration outside the cell. This will cause the cell to shrink and may lead to dehydration and cell death if the salt concentration is too high.


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What does osmosis mean?

It means the diffusion of fluids through a membrane. Oxygen is diffused into your blood through the alveoli walls by osmosis. The difference between diffusion generally and osmosis is the permeable membrane.osmosis is a type of diffusion. diffusion is when particles spread out from an area of high concentration to evenly disperse themselves in a container that they're in. for example: if you go to a concert or something they usually use fog machines. when they first turn it on, the fog is only in a small area. if you notice 5 minutes later, the fog will be spread out in the air of the entire building.osmosis is the same thing except more specific: it is the movement of WATER molecules across a CELL's MEMBRANE. (water moving from an area with lots of water to an area with less water)


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