AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Osmosis is the diffusion of water molecules across a semipermeable membrane from an area of lower concentration solution (i.e., higher concentration of water) to an area of higher concentration solution (i.e., lower concentration of water). Water moves into and out of cells by osmosis.

Detailed explanation-2: -In biology, osmosis is the movement of water molecules from a solution with a high concentration of water molecules to a solution with a lower concentration of water molecules, through a cell’s partially permeable membrane.

Detailed explanation-3: -Diffusion. During diffusion, substances move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration, until the concentration becomes equal throughout a space. Image showing the process of diffusion across the plasma membrane. Initially, the concentration of molecules is higher on the outside.

Detailed explanation-4: -A special type of passive transport is the movement of water across a membrane, or osmosis. By definition, osmosis is the diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane from an area of high water potential (low solute concentration) to and area of low water potential (high solute concentration).