osmosis

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osmosis is
the net movement of water molecules across a partially permeable membrane from a region of higher water concentration to a region of lower water concentration
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a partially permeable membrane is ..
is a membrane with very small holes in it
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animal cells dont have..
an inelastic cell wall
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what happens if an animal cell takes in too much water?
it bursts - this is known as lysis
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what happens if an animal cell doesn't take in enough water?
it shrivels up - this is called crenation
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a partially permeable membrane is ..

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what happens if an animal cell takes in too much water?

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