Question

list atleast 3 points of difference between Endosmosis and Exosomosis

Answer 1

Endosmosis: Endosmosis refers to the osmosis toward the inside of a cell or vessel.

Exosmosis: Exosmosis refers to the osmosis toward the outside of a cell or vessel.

Endosmosis: Endosmosis occurs when cells are placed in hypotonic solutions.

Exosmosis: Exosmosis occurs when cells are placed in hypertonic solutions.

Endosmosis: Water moves into the cell during endosmosis.

Exosmosis: Water moves out of the cell during exosmosis.

Answer 2

Osmosis is the passive diffusion mechanism used by cells to pass water molecules across the cell membrane. Endosmosis and exosmosis are the two types of osmosis. The main difference between endosmosis and exosmosis is that endosmosis is the movement of water into the cell whereas exosmosis is the movement of water out of the cell. Endosmosis occurs when cells are placed in hypotonic solutions. Cells may swell as a result of endosmosis. Exosmosis occurs when cells are placed in hypertonic solutions. Cells shrink as a result of exosmosis. Isotonic solutions contain similar water potential to the cytoplasm and hence, neither endosmosis nor exosmosis occurs in these solutions.