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OpenStudy (anonymous):

force created by the net movement of water through a cell membrane is called what?

OpenStudy (abb0t):

I believe that the term you're looking for is \(osmosis\) from low \(\rightarrow\) high concentration gradient.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@abbot is right. Osmotic pressure would be the net force over a unit area of the membrane for allowing a certain substance to pass through

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