Question

What is the difference between osmosis and diffusion?

A.
Diffusion uses energy, but osmosis does not.

B.
Osmosis is movement of proteins, and diffusion is movement of water.

C.
Osmosis is a kind of diffusion that involves movement of water.

D.
Diffusion only occurs in animal cells and osmosis only occurs in plant cells.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

help plz

Answer 4

Okay. Do you know what they mean?

Answer 5

osmosis... a process by which molecules of a solvent tend to pass through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one, thus equalizing the concentrations on each side of the membrane.

Answer 6

diffusion... the intermingling of substances by the natural movement of their particles.

Answer 7

@jabez177 i know the facts i just need to know the answer because i couldnt find it

Answer 8

A. could be an answer.

Answer 9

soooo...is it?

Answer 10

nevermind it C

Answer 11

Yup. :) C is right.