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Osmosis is the passage of water through a semipermeable membrane from
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Options:
  • A A higher concentration of water molecules to lower concentration
  • B Lower concentration of water molecules to higher concentration
  • C Equal concentration of water molecules
  • D None of the above
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The correct answer is: A higher concentration of water molecules to lower concentration
Osmosis is the migration of solvent from a hypotonic solution (of lower concentration) to the hypertonic solution (of higher concentration) through a semipermeable membrane. The movement of water out of the cell is called exosmosis while movement of water inside cell is called endosmosis.

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