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tia_tia [17]
3 years ago
5

What characteristic makes osmosis different from diffusion?

Biology
1 answer:
balu736 [363]3 years ago
5 0
A. Osmosis has to occur through a semi-permeable membrane whereas diffusion can occur through any concentration gradient.

B is incorrect because net movement of osmosis is from area of low concentration to area of high concentration.

C is incorrect because both diffusion and osmosis is a form of passive transport

D is incorrect because the descriptions of osmosis and diffusion are swapped
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