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Yes it could! Since animal cells are not protected by a cell wall, they run a risk of bursting. Hence, animals which live in freshwater have a much greater need of mechanisms that enable them to remove excess water. If not, they'll burst!
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Osmosis?
Osmosis is
Is there antonyms for osmosis?
there is no antonym for osmosis.
Who founded osmosis?
No one founded osmosis. Osmosis is just the movement of water across a semipereamble membrane.
What affects osmosis?
osmosis is affected by the concentration gradient the lower the concentration gradient the faster the speed of osmosis
What transport type is osmosis?
osmosis is something with water
How is salted fish an example of Osmosis?
Sometime osmosis can be harmful for organism. For example when freshwater and saltwater aquarium fish placed in water of a different salinity than that they are adapted to will die quickly, and in the case of saltwater fish, dramatically.
Is drinking of distill water harmful for health?
distilled water, reverse osmosis water are the best kind of waters to drink compared to tap water
What process is the diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane?
This is the process of osmosis. The membrane allows a solvent (usually water) to move from an area with lower solute concentration to one with greater concentration.
Osmosis?
Osmosis is
What takes place as the blood goes through the capillaries?
The oxygen and other nutrients in the blood diffuse into the cells through osmosis, and then wastes and other harmful chemicals are diffused out.
How do you spell osmosis?
Really? osmosis.
Are earthworms diffusion or osmosis?
osmosis
Is there antonyms for osmosis?
there is no antonym for osmosis.
Is the UV based water purification a better technique than reverse osmosis to treat normal water coming from municipality water tanks?
reverse Osmosis will remove all impurities from water but UV exposure will only kill bacteria in the water it will not remove impurities such as chlorine or other potentially harmful chemicals.
Where does osmosis occur?
osmosis occurs in the roots
Is excretory system osmosis or diffusion?
osmosis
What are 2 examples of osmosis?
Osmosis in plant cells. (water moves into plant cells by osmosis). Osmosis in animal cells. (water also diffuses in and out of animal cells by osmosis). Hope this answers your question.
