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Osmosis is the net movement of water across a partially permeable membrane from a region of high solvent potential to an area of low solvent potential, up a solute concentration gradient.

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Is it true if the process by which water moves across a selectively permeable membrane is called diffusion?

Diffusion is a physical process. When it is performed through a selectively permeable membrane, it is called osmosis. Thus osmosis is an appropriate word for movement of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane and not diffusion.


Water diffuses across a selectively permeable membrane down a potential gradient from a?

region of high water concentration to a region of low water concentration, a process known as osmosis. This movement continues until equilibrium is reached, balancing the concentration of water on both sides of the membrane.


Is a great importance to the biological process and involves the movement of water through a selectively permeable membrane?

Osmosis is of great importance to the biological process.


What process occurs as water moves from regions of higher water concentration to regions of lower water concentrtion across a selectively permeable membrane?

The process that occurs is called osmosis. Water molecules move through the selectively permeable membrane to even out the concentration of water on both sides of the membrane. This continues until the concentration of water is equal on both sides.


What involves the movement of solutes across a selectively permeable membrane by the process of difussion?

Osmosis involves the movement of solutes across a selectively permeable membrane by the process of diffusion. In osmosis, water molecules move across the membrane from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration in order to equalize the concentration on both sides of the membrane.

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Is it true if the process by which water moves across a selectively permeable membrane is called diffusion?

Diffusion is a physical process. When it is performed through a selectively permeable membrane, it is called osmosis. Thus osmosis is an appropriate word for movement of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane and not diffusion.


What process allows water to cross selectively permeable membrane of an animal cell?

Mitosis


What process allows water to cross the selectively permeable membrane of an animal cell?

Mitosis


What phrase best describes osmosis A process by which A the cytoplasm divides B DNA synthesizes C molecules distribute balanced by movement D selectively permeable membrane allows exchange through it?

D. Selectively permeable membrane allows exchange through it. Osmosis is the movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration.


Water diffuses across a selectively permeable membrane down a potential gradient from a?

region of high water concentration to a region of low water concentration, a process known as osmosis. This movement continues until equilibrium is reached, balancing the concentration of water on both sides of the membrane.


Is a great importance to the biological process and involves the movement of water through a selectively permeable membrane?

Osmosis is of great importance to the biological process.


What process occurs as water moves from regions of higher water concentration to regions of lower water concentrtion across a selectively permeable membrane?

The process that occurs is called osmosis. Water molecules move through the selectively permeable membrane to even out the concentration of water on both sides of the membrane. This continues until the concentration of water is equal on both sides.


How is osmosis defined?

Osmosis is the movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration, in order to equalize the solute concentration on both sides of the membrane. It is a passive process that does not require energy input from the cell.


What involves the movement of solutes across a selectively permeable membrane by the process of difussion?

Osmosis involves the movement of solutes across a selectively permeable membrane by the process of diffusion. In osmosis, water molecules move across the membrane from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration in order to equalize the concentration on both sides of the membrane.


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.


Water molecules diffuse through a selectively permeable membrane?

Water diffuses by facilitated diffusion, passing through water permeable protein channels embedded in the cell membrane. Water molecules can not pass through the lipid bilayer because water is polar. However, polar molecules pass though the cell membrane through the protein channels. The proteins that aid water in passing through the cell membrane are called aquaporins. "Aqua" for water, and "porin" for pore. A "water pore" in essence.


What takes materials in and out of a cell?

The plasma member is a selectively permeable membrane which allows the entry and exit of substances in and out of the cell through the process of diffusion.