Which of the following process involves movement of the water molecules from a high concentration region to a low concentration region through a semipermeable membrane?

Active transport

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Diffusion

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Osmosis

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Imbibition

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Solution

The correct option is C Osmosis
Movement of solvent or water molecules from a high concentration region to a low concentration region through a semipermeable membrane is called osmosis.

This process is carried out till an equilibrium is reached. It is the passive movement of water or any other solvent molecules.

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Which among the following defines osmosis the best?

(a) Movement of water molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower solute concentration through a semipermeable membrane
(b) Movement of solvent molecules from its higher concentration to a lower concentration
(c) Movement of solvent molecules from a higher concentration to a lower concentration of solution through a permeable membrane
(d) Movement of solute molecules from a lower concentration to a higher concentration of a solution through a semipermeable membrane

Osmosis is the movement of _________ molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration through a semipermeable membrane.

The process of ___ is the net movement of the molecule from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration.

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is the net movement of molecules from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration.

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