Which of the following statements regarding osmosis is INCORRECT?
A) Osmosis is the passive diffusion of water from low to high osmotic concentrations.
B) The osmotic concentration difference between intra and extracellular fluid of cells is kept constant.
C) Fluids with the same osmotic concentrations have the same concentrations of Na+ and Cl-ions.
D) Hydrostatic pressure on plant cell membranes is greater than for animal cell membranes.
E) If the concentration of all ions in two fluids are equal, then they have the same osmotic concentration.
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Q1: In animals, which of the following situations
Q2: The removal of water and solutes from
Q3: Which of the following is NOT a
Q5: A student carried out an experiment in
Q6: In aquatic animals
A) water is gained through
Q7: The osmotic concentration in the body fluids
Q8: Animals that move between salt and fresh
Q9: To maintain constant body conditions in fresh
Q10: Terrestrial animals
A) allow their ionic composition to
Q11: Examine the data in the following table.
Animal
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