Question

What happens during osmosis?

Answer 1

Osmosis:

1. The process in which solvent travels from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration through a semipermeable membrane is known as osmosis.
2. The semipermeable membrane separates the two solutions.

Types of osmosis: There are two types of osmosis:

Endosmosis:

1. When the solvent molecules move inside the cell because the solute concentration is higher inside the cell, osmosis is known as endosmosis.
2. During endosmosis, the cell becomes turgid.

Exosmosis:

1. When the solvent molecules move outside the cell because the solute concentration is higher outside the cell, osmosis is known as exosmosis.
2. During exosmosis, the cell shrinks.