State whether the following statements are true/false. Rewrite the false statements after correction.
(iii) Diffusion is the exit of water from the cells to their outer environment.
Answer: False.
Exosmosis is the exit of water from the cells to their outer environment.
Hypertonic solution is a solution having higher solute concentration compared to another solution.
When a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, exosmosis takes place, i.e., water moves out of the cell and cell shrinks.