The net effect of osmosis is to:
A) equalize the amount of water on both sides of the cell membrane.
B) shift extracellular fluid to the intracellular and intravascular fluids.
C) passively transport a solution to an area of lower solute concentration.
D) equalize the concentrations of a solute on both sides of the cell membrane.
Answer: D) equalize the concentrations of a solute on both sides of the cell membrane.
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