Why is osmosis called a special type of diffusion?

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Osmosis is a special kind of diffusion because in both cases there is a movement of particles from a higher concentration region to a lower concentration region. The only difference is that osmosis is referred onlyto the movement of the solvent (water) across a semi-permeable membrane.

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Absorption of water by the plant cells by surface attraction is called:

(a) Diffusion (b) Osmosis

Assertion (A): Osmosis is a biological process

Reason (R): Osmosis is a special type of diffusion of water which occurs through differentially permeable membrane

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