Question

Differentiate between imbibition and endosmosis

Answer 1

Both imbibitions and endosmosis are the types of diffusion in which there is movement of molecules from their higher concentration to the lower concentration site.

Imbibition	Endosmosis
Phenomenon of adsorption of water or any other liquid by the solid particles of a substance , the adsorbed water mostly remain near the surface without forming a solution	Phenomenon of movement of water inside the cell through semi permeable membrane, mixing it with other cellular constituents
It can be shown by living or dead cells.	It requires living cells as it involves the use of living semi-permeable membrane called plasma membrane
Imbibition depends upon the water potential gradient , the affinity between the absorbent and the imbibed liquid, temperature, dryness of imbibant, ph of imbibant, concentration of solutes, etc	Endosmosis depends upon water potential gradient, permeability, temperature, etc.