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प्रश्न
Explain the Term:
Osmosis
Explain the term osmosis.
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उत्तर
Osmosis is a special type of diffusion which involves the movement of solvent molecules from a region of their higher concentration to their lower concentration.
संबंधित प्रश्न
When placed in a more concentrated solution, the cell contents will ______.
Name the following:
Two solutions having same concentrations.
Give Reasons for the following.
We gargle with saline water in case of throat infection.
Give Reasons for the following.
Plants growing in fertilized soil are often found to wilt if the soil is not adequately watered. Why?
The diagram given below is of an experiment just at the start. Study the diagram carefully and answer the following questions :
(i) What does the experiment demonstrate?
(ii) Define, the process demonstrated in the experiment.
(iii) What changes are observed after a few hours?
(iv) Give two examples of a semi-permeable membrane.
(v) Which limb of the U-tube contains a more concentrated sucrose solution, A or B?
(vi) Why is the membrane separating the two solutions labeled as semi-permeable membrane?
Name the following:
The pressure through which water can rise upto some feet.
Name the following:
The movement of a liquid through a selectively permeable membrane.
Fill in the Blank
The pressure which develops in the cortical cells of root which force a part of the water upward ____________.
Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:
During exosmosis, water moves from inside the cell to the outside of the cell.
Define the following term:
Osmotic Pressure
