NUTRITION
LIPIDS
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Question
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When all solutions can pass through a membrane
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When the solutions are spearated by a membrane that permits water to cross.
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When a membrane permits substances to pass through but holds water back.
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None of the above
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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: -Osmosis is the diffusion of water through a semipermeable membrane according to the concentration gradient of water across the membrane. Whereas diffusion transports material across membranes and within cells, osmosis transports only water across a membrane and the membrane limits the diffusion of solutes in the water.
Detailed explanation-3: -When a solution is separated from the pure solvent by a semipermeable membrane, the solvent molecules pass through it from pure solvent side to the solution side. Solvent molecules always flow frim lower concentration to higher concentration of solution.
Detailed explanation-4: -Osmosis occurs according to the concentration gradient of water across the membrane, which is inversely proportional to the concentration of solutes. Osmosis occurs until the concentration gradient of water goes to zero or until the hydrostatic pressure of the water balances the osmotic pressure.