Question

what is endosmosis and exosmosis? explain with a example?

Answer 1

Endosmoasis:- The movement of liquid from outside to inside is known as endosmosis. It takes place in hypotonic solution.

Examples of
--$--Endosmosis-:\ast \ast Whenweputaraisininsideabowlofwater,theraisinswellsupafterafewminutesbecausethehigherconcentrationinsidetheraisin.\ast \ast absorptionofcapillarywaterfromthesoilbytheroot.\ast \ast entranceofwaterinthexylemvessel.Exosmosis:-themovementofliquidfrominsidetooutsideisknownasexosmosis.--$--Exosmosis -:

**when grapes are kept in the high concentrated sugar solution they become flaccid.

**passage of water from root hair cells to cortical cells of root.

**Movement of water out from the raisins when placed in a hypertonic solution.