(a) What is osmosis? (b) Explain the roles of osmosis in living organisms

      

a. What is osmosis?
b. Explain the roles of osmosis in living organisms

  

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a) Movement of water or solvent molecules from a dilute/hypotonic solution to a more
concentrated/hypertonic solution across a semi-permeable membrane.
OR
movement of solvent molecules from a region of their higher concentration to a region of
their lower concentration through a semi-permeable membrane
b) concentration of the solution
concentration gradient temperature
c) helps to draw water into roots of plants
helps in the passage of water from one living cell to another in the plant
helps to keep plant cells turgid increasing support
Helps in opening and closing of stomata.
Folding of leaves in Mimosa pudica when touched
Feeding in insectivorous plants
simiyu kelly answered the question on September 15, 2017 at 11:52


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