In osmosis
A) water moves from extracellular to intracellular compartments.
B) water moves from a region of high water concentration to a region oflow water
concentration.
C) solutes move from a region oflow water concentration to a region of high water
concentration.
D) solutes move from a region of high solute concentration to a region oflow solute
concentration.
E) plasma membranes must be impermeable to water.
I think the answer is C?
edit, its B right?
I’m pretty sure B is right.... may be wrong
Again, what does your text say?
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/membranes-and-transport/diffusion-and-osmosis/v/osmosis
Actually, the correct answer is B) water moves from a region of high water concentration to a region of low water concentration in osmosis.
Osmosis is the process by which solvent molecules, such as water, pass through a selectively permeable membrane from a region of higher water concentration (lower solute concentration) to a region of lower water concentration (higher solute concentration). The selectively permeable membrane allows only the solvent molecules to pass through, while restricting the movement of solute molecules.
To understand why option B is the correct answer, consider an example of a solution where there is a higher concentration of solute on one side of a membrane and a lower concentration on the other side. The solute molecules cannot pass through the membrane, but the water molecules can. As a result, water will diffuse across the membrane from an area of higher water concentration (lower solute concentration) to an area of lower water concentration (higher solute concentration) until equilibrium is reached.
So, in osmosis, it is the movement of water, not solutes, that occurs from high water concentration to low water concentration. This movement equalizes the concentration of water on both sides of the membrane.