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How are cells affected by the movement of water?

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Water clean bacteria and other viruses out that keeps the cell functionally correctly
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Cells are affected by the movement of water through osmosis. Osmosis is a natural phenomenon in which molecules move from lower concentration to higher concentration. This movement depending on the solution type of the environment can either shrink or burst or oversaturate a cell.
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