Question

Write the difference between osmosis and diffusion.

Answer 1

Osmosis	Diffusion
It is the movement of solvent from lower concentration to the higher concentration of solute.	It is the movement of solute from higher concentration to the lower concentration of solute.
It requires semipermeable membrane.	It does not require semipermeable membrane.
It depends on the solute potential.	It does not depend on the solute potential.
It is opposed by turgor or hydrostatic pressure.	Turgor or hydrostatic pressure do not operate on diffusion.