Osmosis Moves Water from a Region of

question 83

Multiple Choice

Osmosis moves water from a region of

• A) high solute concentration to a region of low solute concentration.
• B) low solute concentration of to a region of high solute concentration.
• C) low concentration of water to a region of high concentration of water.
• D) negative osmotic potential to a region of positive osmotic potential.
• E) hypertonic solution to a region of hypotonic solution.

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