Write true or false.
(v) Semi-permeable membrane prevents the passage of the solute molecules.
Answer: True.
A semi-permeable membrane is a biological membrane that allows the movement of certain molecules or ions to pass through it.
Osmosis takes place in the presence of a semi permeable membrane. True or false?
The most appropriate characteristic of a semi-permeable membrane is that
(a) it has minute pores. (b) it has no pores.
(c) it allows the solute to pass through but not the solvent.
(d) it allows a solvent to pass through freely but prevents the passage of the solute.