What is osmosis?

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2007-03-03 11:57:57 · 3 answers · asked by Carolina F 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane is called osmosis. The movement of water across cell membranes and the balance of water between the cell and its environment are crucial to organisms. This leads to hypotonic, isotonic, hypertonic.

2007-03-03 14:32:25 · answer #1 · answered by orangekit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

it is a type of diffusion but of water. that means that OSMOSIS is a type of diffusion in which water travels froma region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration.

2007-03-03 20:31:41 · answer #2 · answered by chill tracker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The absorbtion/transfer of water across a membrane

2007-03-03 20:09:03 · answer #3 · answered by Matthew P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋