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What substance moves by osmosis?
Water is the substance that moves by osmosis. Osmosis is the movement of water molecules through a semipermeable membrane from an area of high water concentration to an area of low water concentration.
What is the diffusion of water molecules called?
The diffusion of water molecules is called osmosis. This process involves the movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
Do osmosis has a high or low concentration?
As per Definition of osmosis: "Osmosis is the passage of water from the region of high water concentration through a semi permeable membrane to a region of low water concentration". Thus, Osmosis do have an area of high and low concentration of water solutions.
Is osmosis a solvent?
No, osmosis is not a solvent. Osmosis is the process of water moving from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration through a semipermeable membrane. The solvent in osmosis is usually water.
The net movement of water across a membrane from the solution of lower concentration to one of higher concentration is called?
This is referred to as OSMOSIS. When you say "solution of lower concentration" this implies the solute concentration is low, thus water concentration is high. So, osmosis is movement of water from a high concentration of water, to a lower concentration of water, just to be clear.
Passive transport of water is known as?
floating
Why do plants manage to attract more water in osmosis?
Osmosis the transfer of water through the cell. So when in osmosis the cell needs more water.
When raisins absorb water is it diffusion or osmosis?
osmosis
What function diffuses water molecules?
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.
Osmosis always involves the movement of what?
Osmosis always involves the movement of water. During osmosis water will move in and out of the cell or membrane.
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.
What substance moves by osmosis?
Water is the substance that moves by osmosis. Osmosis is the movement of water molecules through a semipermeable membrane from an area of high water concentration to an area of low water concentration.
What the diffusion of water across a cell's membrane?
The diffusion of water through a cell membrane is called osmosis.
What is the passage of water through cell membrane?
osmosis
Is water you drink when you are very thirsty is that diffusion or osmosis?
osmosis
What are facts or questions on osmosis?
Osmosis is the diffusion of water water moves from high to low concentration
