How are osmosis and diffusion alike?
1 Answer
Feb 1, 2016
Explanation:
Diffusion:
Diffusion is the process of where a substance moves from an area of high concentration to an area of lower concentration. Diffusion doesn’t need a membrane.
Osmosis:
Whereas, osmosis is a special kind of diffusion in which water moves through a selectively permeable membrane from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.
Here is a video which describes how osmosis impacts onion cells placed into tap water and then into a salt water solution.
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