Which of the following statements are true regarding osmosis?

It is a quick process

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It can only transport water over short distances

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A semipermeable membrane is required

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Water moves from high concentration to low concentration

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Solution

The correct options are
B
It can only transport water over short distances

C
A semipermeable membrane is required

Osmosis describes the diffusion of the solvent through a semipermeable membrane. Water, the usual solvent in biological systems, migrates from the region of its higher concentration to the region of its lower concentration. The process is generally slow and can only transport water over short distances.

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