14. Solutions

How are osmosis and diffusion different?

Which best describes the difference between osmosis and diffusion?

Which of the following is the reason why plants wilt if they are watered with a salt solution?

How is osmosis related to diffusion in terms of movement across a membrane?

What occurs during osmosis?

Which of the following solutions is hypotonic relative to a 0.9% saline solution?

Most intravenous solutions are _____ with respect to blood cells?

Which term is used exclusively to describe the movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane?

What is the main difference between diffusion and osmosis?

Which statement best describes a hypertonic solution relative to a cell?

What is the passive movement of molecules from areas of high concentration to low concentration called?

When water rushes into a plant cell's vacuole, is this process an example of diffusion or osmosis?

Which of the following statements about osmosis is false?

In the context of osmosis, what is a hypotonic solution?

During osmosis, what must water pass through to move from one side of a membrane to the other?