Osmosis is the process by which water moves across a semipermeable membrane from an area of high water concentration (or low solute concentration) to an area of low water concentration (or high solute concentration). This movement does not involve the direct movement of solutes.

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In osmosis

A) water moves from extracellular to intracellular compartments.
B) water moves from a region of high water concentration to a region of low water concentration.
C) solutes move from a region of low water concentration to a region of high water concentration.
D) solutes move from a region of high solute concentration to a region of low solute concentration.
E) plasma membranes must be impermeable to water.

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