How does osmosis differ from diffusion?

What will be an ideal response?


Diffusion is the movement of solute molecules from a region of high to lower concentration. Osmosis is the movement of water across a differentially permeable membrane from a region of high to lower concentration.

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The figure illustrates changes in the membrane potential during an action potential. What does "C" represent?

A. Repolarization B. Depolarization C. Afterpotential D. Local potential E. Threshold

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People suffering mineral deficiencies sometimes compulsively eat non-nutritive substances, such as laundry starch, dirt, hair, and clay. This condition is called

A. obsessive-compulsive disorder. B. pernicious anemia. C. anorexia. D. pica.

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Which of the following is a degenerative disease of the spinal cord?

a) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis b) shingles c) poliomyelitis d) areflexia e) all of these are degenerative diseases of the spinal cord

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Choose the directional term to make the following sentence correct. The knee is ________ to the foot.

A) lateral B) medial C) superficial D) distal E) proximal

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