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What is osmosis and what are the function

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Answer: when water moves from an area of LOW solute concentration (low osmolarity) to an area of HIGH solute concentration (high osmolarity) through a semipermeable membrane.

Explanation: In biology, osmosis is the movement of water molecules from a solution with a high concentration of water molecules to a solution with a lower concentration of water molecules, through a cell's partially permeable membrane.

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Answer:

the transport of a solvent through a semipermeable membrane that separates two solutions of differing solute concentration.

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