What process causes water to enter or leave a cell?

Question

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Answer 1

A special type of diffussion called osmosis.

Osmosis is the net movement of only WATER molecules from a region of their higher concentration to a region of their lower concetration though a partially/selectively permeable membrane. (cell membrane)

Answer 2

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Answer 3

The process that causes water to leave and enter a cell is called osmosis

Answer 4

As everyone else has answers the answer is osmosis, a special kind of diffusion involving water moving through a semi-permeable organic membrane.

There is also a special kind of protein on cellular membranes called Aquaporin's that allow water to move through the membrane, these can increase the permeability of a membrane up to ten-fold

Answer 5

Cell membranes are completely permeable to water, therefore, the environment the cell is exposed to can have a dramatic effect on the cell.

Answer 6

Osmosis

Answer 7

It is by the diffusion of water which is more commonly termed as osmosis. Diffusion is the movement of molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration. Osmosis is the movement of WATER MOLECULES from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration.

One thing more, the opposite process of diffusion is active transport. It is the movement of molecules from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration. Thus, it requires a lot of energy which is supplied by the plant cells.

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Answer 8

diffusion. diffusion of water is called osmosis. mitosis is when a cell divides sjeffers.

Answer 9

pressure... if the pressure outside is less than inside... the water will come in untill it equalizes... if the pressure is greater inside than outside it will go out of the cell.... until the pressure inside equals the pressure outside

Answer 10

osmosis or mitosis