Multiple Choice
What type of solution allows water to enter the plant cell through osmosis?
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6. The Membrane
Osmosis
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What is the movement of water across the plasma membrane called?
A
Facilitated diffusion
B
Active transport
C
Osmosis
D
Diffusion
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Understand that the movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane is a specific type of diffusion.
Recognize that this process is driven by the concentration gradient of water, moving from an area of higher water concentration to an area of lower water concentration.
Identify that this movement does not require energy input, distinguishing it from active transport, which requires energy.
Note that facilitated diffusion involves the movement of molecules across a membrane via transport proteins, but osmosis specifically refers to water.
Conclude that the correct term for the movement of water across the plasma membrane is 'osmosis'.
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