Question

In what ways is osmosis different from diffusion?

Answer 1

Diffusion doesn’t need water for movement. Osmosis needs water for movement.Semi-permeable membrane is not involved in diffusion but it is involved in osmosis.Concentration gradient in diffusion goes from high to low. In osmosis, the molecules move down concentration gradient.Diffusion helps in creating energy like in the process of respiration. Osmosis does not help in generating energy.Diffusion can be operated in any medium but osmosis can only by operated in water.Diffusion is not influenced by solute potential but osmosis is influenced by solute potential.Diffusion is applicable to all types of substances but osmosis is applicable to solvent part of the solution.Osmosis is opposed by turgor and hydrostatic pressure but diffusion is no