Question

Water makes up a large percentage of the body’s cells. For a cell to remain in homeostasis, there must be a mechanism to control water changes in the cells. The movement of water from an area of high water concentration to an area of low water concentration is

Answer 1

The movement of water from an area of high water concentration to an area of low water concentration is called OSMOSIS.

Step-by-step explanation:

Osmosis is the process by which water molecules moves from a region of high water concentration to the region of low water concentration via a selectively permeable membrane.

In living cells, water moves across boundaries through the process of osmosis, that is cells gain or lose water through osmosis. The direction of movement of water depends on the concentration of the solutes on either side of the selective membrane, water usually moves in the direction of low water concentration and high solute concentration. For instance, for two solute concentrations of 50 M and 70 M, water will move away from 50 M and flow into 70 M

In osmosis, the net movement of water continues until the concentrations on both side of the selective membrane is the same.