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What is the significance of Osmosis ?

Osmosis (Greek word for ‘push’) is the movement of water between two solutions separated by a membrane which is permeable to water and less permeable or impermeable to the substance (solute) in solution.

By |2011-01-04T14:02:59+00:00January 4, 2011|Biology|Comments Off on What is the significance of Osmosis ?

What do you mean by the term Osmosis and mention its significance of plants?

Osmosis is the physical process by which solvent molecules form the region of lower concentration diffuse into the solution of higher concentration through a semi-permeable membrane when a solution and solvent is separated by a semi-permeable membrane.

By |2010-12-24T09:49:51+00:00December 24, 2010|Botany|Comments Off on What do you mean by the term Osmosis and mention its significance of plants?
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