Question

What is the difference between osmosis and diffusion?

A. Diffusion uses energy, but osmosis does not.

B. Osmosis is movement of proteins, and diffusion is movement of water.

C. Osmosis is a kind of diffusion that involves movement of water.

D. Diffusion only occurs in animal cells and osmosis only occurs in plant cells.

Answer 1

C

Step-by-step explanation:

Diffusion is the movement of molecule from a place of high concentration to a place of low concentration through a semi-permeable membrane.

Osmosis is the movement of molecules from a place of high water concentration to a place of low water concentration through a semi-permeable membrane

Answer 2

B. Osmosis is movement of proteins, and diffusion is movement of water.