14. Solutions

How are diffusion and osmosis different?

Which of the following factors will not speed up the net rate of diffusion for glucose into a cell?

What is the process of osmosis?

Which of the following organisms would lose the most water by osmosis across its gills when placed in a hypertonic environment?

Osmosis is the diffusion of what substance across a semipermeable membrane?

In which type of solution is the concentration of solutes the same inside and outside of the cell?

Which statement about osmosis is correct?

Why does osmosis occur in biological systems?

How do water molecules move during osmosis?

Which process does osmosis involve?

Which of the following is a similarity between the processes of diffusion and osmosis?

What is the movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane called?

What is the primary difference between diffusion and osmosis?

In the context of osmosis, what is a hypertonic solution?

During osmosis, water will move in which direction across a semipermeable membrane?