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VashaNatasha [74]
3 years ago
14

What is the definition of Osmosis?

Biology
2 answers:
DiKsa [7]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

a process by which molecules of a solvent tend to pass through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one, thus equalizing the concentrations on each side of the membrane.

Explanation:

castortr0y [4]3 years ago
4 0

Osmosis is a special case of diffusion. Water, like other substances, moves from an area of higher concentration to one of lower concentration. ... In this example, the solute cannot diffuse through the membrane, but the water can. Water has a concentration gradient in this system....!!!!!!!!!...!!!!!!

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