Q12. What is the importance of osmosis in (a) Unicellular organisms (b) plants
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osmosis helps in water Balance and mineral regulation in an organism osmosis plays important role in water balance in plants as well as unicellular organisms.
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The "importance of osmosis" in the following is as follows:
(a) Unicellular organism – Unicellular organisms use the process of osmosis for retaining water balance. Osmosis is also used for mineral regulation by the unicellular organisms.
(b) Plants – In plants, osmosis is used to obtain water in to the roots from a surrounding hypo-tonic area of soil. Osmosis also helps to maintain the ascent of sap and helps to maintain transpiration and transpiration pull.
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