The movement of water through a semipermeable membrane from a region of lower solute concentration to higher solute concentration is: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The movement of water through a semipermeable membrane from a region of lower solute concentration to higher solute concentration is:
A. Plasmolysis
B. Active transport
C. Diffusion
D. Osmosis
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Osmosis is the net diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane from a region of high water potential (low solute) to low water potential (high solute). Diffusion refers to solute movement, active transport uses energy, plasmolysis is cell shrinkage.

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