Osmosis is the passage of water through a semipermeable membrane from

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Osmosis is the passage of water through a semipermeable membrane from (A) A higher concentration of water molecules to lower concentration (B) Lower concentration of water molecules to higher concentration (C) Equal concentration of water molecules (D) None of the above

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Osmosis is the migration of solvent from a hypotonic solution (of lower concentration) to the hypertonic solution (of higher concentration) through a semipermeable membrane. The movement of water out of the cell is called exosmosis while movement of water inside cell is called endosmosis.

Q. Osmosis is the passage of water through a semipermeable membrane from

A higher concentration of water molecules to lower concentration

Lower concentration of water molecules to higher concentration

Equal concentration of water molecules

None of the above

Osmosis is the migration of solvent from a hypotonic solution (of lower concentration) to the hypertonic solution (of higher concentration) through a semipermeable membrane. The movement of water out of the cell is called exosmosis while movement of water inside cell is called endosmosis.