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  • Following are a few definitions of osmosis Read carefully and select the correct definition (a) Movement of water molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration through a semipermeable membrane

Following are a few definitions of osmosis

Read carefully and select the correct definition

(a) Movement of water molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration through a semipermeable membrane

(b) Movement of solvent molecules from its higher concentration to lower concentration

(c) Movement of solvent molecules from higher concentration to lower concentration of solution through a permeable membrane

(d) Movement of solute molecules from lower concentration to higher concentration of solution through a semipermeable membrane

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Answer: (a)

Osmosis is the movement of water from a higher concentration to lower concentration when separated by semipermeable membrane like plasma membrane. First definition is the most accurate which states that:

Movement of water molecules through selective permeable membrane along concentration gradient is called osmosis.

Therefore, option (a) is correct.

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