Which of the following statements about osmosis is true?

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Osmosis is the spontaneous movement of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane. The water moves along a concentration gradient, which means that it moves from areas of higher water concentration to areas of lower water concentration. (When considering solutes - the substance dissolved in the water - the water moves from a region of low solute concentration to a region of high solute concentration.) The water moves across the membrane until there are equal concentrations of water and solute on each side.
Osmosis is a vital process in biological systems, since biological membranes are semipermeable. This means that these membranes do not generally allow large or polar molecules to cross (e.g. ions, proteins, polysaccharides, etc.). They will allow (are permeable to) non-polar, hydrophobic molecules such as lipids, as well as small molecules like oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen.
Water molecules move across a selectively permeable membrane that transports the water through proteins called aquaporins.
Osmotic pressure is the main cause of support in many plants. The osmotic entry of water raises the turgor pressure exerted against the cell wall, until it equals the osmotic pressure, creating a steady state. Therefore, it does not play a role in plant cell death.
You may use the diagram below as a visual reference for the process of osmosis.
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Which of the Following Statements About Osmosis Is True