What is the name of the process by which water moves across a partially permeable membrane from a dilute to a concentrated solution?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Osmosis
- Step 1: Osmosis is the net movement of water down its water potential gradient through a partially permeable membrane.
Answer
Osmosis.
Why not the others: Diffusion, Active transport and Transpiration do not fit.
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