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The movement of water from higher water potential to lower water potential through a semi-permeable membrane is called as
The movement of water from higher water potential to lower water potential through a semi-permeable membrane is called as
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The correct option is B Osmosis
- Diffusion is the movement of a substance (gases or liquid) from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. In diffusion, there is no involvement of semipermeable membrane.
- The flow of water from a region of higher water potential to a region of lower potential, when the two solutions are separated by a semi or differentially permeable membrane is known as osmosis.
- Osmosis term is used specifically for the transport of solvent, not solute.
- Plasmolysis is the process of shrinkage or contraction of the protoplasm of a plant cell as a result of the loss of water from the cell.
- The absorption of water by the solid particles of an adsorbent without forming a solution is called Imbibition. Example - absorption of water by dry seeds.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.
- Diffusion is the movement of a substance (gases or liquid) from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. In diffusion, there is no involvement of semipermeable membrane.
- The flow of water from a region of higher water potential to a region of lower potential, when the two solutions are separated by a semi or differentially permeable membrane is known as osmosis.
- Osmosis term is used specifically for the transport of solvent, not solute.
- Plasmolysis is the process of shrinkage or contraction of the protoplasm of a plant cell as a result of the loss of water from the cell.
- The absorption of water by the solid particles of an adsorbent without forming a solution is called Imbibition. Example - absorption of water by dry seeds.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.
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