Question

Osmosis, or the movement of water into and out of a cell, is directly related to the concentration gradient on both sides of the cell membrane and indirectly to the fact that

Answer 1

Indirectly to the fact that it does not need energy to transport water from a concentration gradient.

Answer 2

The osmosis is the movement of water in and out of the cell down to the concentration gradient of water through the semi-permeable membrane. The concentration gradient determines the rate of osmosis.

However, osmosis indirectly relies upon factors such as the temperature and the surface area.

Surface area elevation also elevates the rate of osmosis. Similarly, with an increase in temperature, osmosis increase too.