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ehidna [41]
2 years ago
14

Define and distinguish between diffusion and omosis​

Biology
1 answer:
Dmitry [639]2 years ago
5 0

Diffusion is the spontaneous movement of substances from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration.

Osmosis is the passage of water molecules from a high water concentration region through a selectively permeable membrane to a low water concentration region.

In diffusion, selectively permeable membrane is neither required nor involved while in osmosis, it is involved.

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