EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Final answer: Osmosis is the flow of water molecules from the region of higher water potential to the region of lower water potential through a semi-permeable membrane.

Detailed explanation-2: -Osmosis is the net movement of water molecules through a semi-permeable membrane, from a region of high water potential to a region of low water potential. Osmosis is just about water. Osmosis is a term that is only used to describe the diffusion of water, and nothing else.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Osmosis is a special type of diffusion, namely the diffusion of water across a semipermeable membrane. Water readily crosses a membrane down its potential gradient from high to low potential (Fig. 19.3) [4]. Osmotic pressure is the force required to prevent water movement across the semipermeable membrane.

Detailed explanation-5: -In physiology, osmosis (Greek for push) is the net movement of water across a semipermeable membrane. Across this membrane, water will tend to move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.