During osmosis,
A)water moves away from the solution with the higher osmotic pressure.
B)water moves into a hypotonic solution.
C)the solute moves against its concentration gradient.
D)all of the above events would occur.
E)none of the above events would occur.

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During osmosis, water moves towards the solution with higher osmotic pressure, not away from it, and into a hypertonic solution, not a hypotonic one. Solute movement against its concentration gradient is not a part of osmosis.

During Osmosis