Which of the following best describes osmosis?

A) active transport of water across the cell membrane
B) diffusion of water from a greater to a lesser water concentration
C) movement of water into a solute
D) diffusion of water from a greater to a lesser water concentration across a selectively permeable membrane
E) random movement of water due to kinetic energy


D

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