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My Understanding of Osmosis Osmosis is the diffusion of water from a dilute solution (with many water molecules) to a more concentrated solution (containing less water molecules) through a semi permeable membrane. The semi permeable membrane only allows the passage of the water molecules from the solutions and not the solute molecules. The movement of the water molecules will continue until they are evenly spread on both sides of the semi permeable membrane. Below is a diagram of a turgid plant cell that cannot hold any more water. This is a healthy plant cell. It is important that a plant has plenty of water in its cells in order to stay healthy. Below is a flaccid cell that does not contain much water. This is an unhealthy plant cell. If a plants cells are flaccid the plant wilts. This is because it does not contain enough water in its cells to stay healthy. Investigation Procedure My...

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