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What is endosmosis and exosmosis ? What happens to plant cell and animal cell during endosmosis and exosmosis ?

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ExosmosisEndosmosis
It is a movement of water outside the cell through a semipermeable membrane when placed in hypertonic solution/medium (concentration of the solution is more than the cell)It is a movement of water inside the cell through a semipermeable membrane when placed in hypotonic solution/medium (concentration of the solution is less than the cell)
It can make a cell flaccidIt can make a cell turgid.

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