LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

CELL BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
B1.3.2 The net movement of water from a high to low water potential across a partially permeable membrane is ____
A
Active transport
B
Water transport
C
Osmosis
D
Refraction
Explanation: 

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 from an area of higher water potential to an area of lower water potential across a selectively permeable membrane.

Detailed explanation-3: -Osmosis is the net movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane driven by a difference in solute concentrations on the two sides of the membrane.

Detailed explanation-4: -A semipermeable membrane, also termed a selectively permeable membrane, a partially permeable membrane or a differentially permeable membrane, is a membrane that will allow certain molecules or ions to pass through it by diffusion and occasionally specialized “facilitated diffusion". ( Wikipedia)

Detailed explanation-5: -Osmosis can be defined as the spontaneous movement of solvent molecules through a semi-permeable membrane from a lower-concentration solution to a higher-concentration solution.

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