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Osmosis is the movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane in a response to gradients of concentration, pressure, or temperature.

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What word is used to define when water moves from a dilute solution to a concentrated solution?

Osmosis


Define the term osmosis?

Osmosis is the movement of water molecules across a semi-permeable membrane from an area of higher water concentration to an area of lower water concentration, in order to equalize the concentration of solute on both sides of the membrane.


What is the easiest way to define osmosis?

Osmosis is the movement of water molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration through a selectively permeable membrane, such as a cell membrane. This process helps to maintain the balance of water and solutes in living organisms.


Passive transport of water is known as?

floating


Define reverse osmosis?

Reverse Osmosis is the method of producing pure water by forcing saline or impure water through a semipermeable membrane across which salts or impurities cannot pass. Reverse osmosis is used for water filtration, for desalinization of seawater, and in kidney dialysis machines.


What process is the diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane?

The process of water passing through a selectively permeable membrane is called osmosis. Water will move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration in order to equalize the solute concentrations on both sides of the membrane.


When raisins absorb water is it diffusion or osmosis?

osmosis


What function diffuses water molecules?

Osmosis


How do you spell osmosis?

The correct spelling of "osmosis" is O-S-M-O-S-I-S.


Is ATP needed for osmosis?

No, ATP is not needed for osmosis. Osmosis is a passive process that occurs due to the concentration gradient of solutes across a semi-permeable membrane. ATP is required for active transport processes, not osmosis.


Is leftover salad wilting in the refrigerator an example of osmosis diffusion or active transport?

Is leftover salad wilting in the refrigerator an example of osmosis diffusion


What will happen to a plant if there is no osmosis?

plants absorb water and nutrients through osmosis. Therefore when there is no osmosis plants cannot survive.