The passage of water containing dissolved materials through a membrane as the result of a greater mechanical force on one side is called
a. metabolism.
b. mitosis.
c. filtration.
d. osmosis.
C
Filtration is the movement of water and particles through a membrane by a force from either pressure or gravity.
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