osmotic pressure should produce a net movement of water into a typical cell that is surrounded by water
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Water moves across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of higher water concentration to an area of lower water concentration. This movement occurs to equalize the concentration of solutes on both sides of the membrane, resulting in the net flow of water towards the side with a higher concentration of solutes.
In osmosis, water moves from an area of high water potential to an area of low water potential. AKA, an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration.
Water molecules are the primary molecules that move across during osmosis. Osmosis is the movement of water molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration across a selectively permeable membrane.
During osmosis, water molecules move across a semipermeable membrane from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration. Other molecules (solute particles) may also move along with the water molecules if they are small enough to pass through the membrane.
During osmosis, water molecules move across a semipermeable membrane from an area of high water concentration to an area of low water concentration. Other particles (ions or molecules) may also move with the water if the membrane is permeable to them.
In osmosis, large molecules like proteins and polysaccharides do not move across the membrane. Only smaller molecules such as water and ions can pass through the membrane during osmosis.
Water molecules move across the membrane during osmosis. Osmosis is the movement of water molecules from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration across a semi-permeable membrane.