Osmosis Lecture Notes

Vocabulary flashcards based on the provided lecture notes on osmosis and concentration gradients.

Osmosis

A special type of diffusion involving the net movement of water molecules from an area of higher water concentration (dilute solution) to an area of lower water concentration (concentrated solution) across a partially permeable membrane down the water concentration gradient.

HWC

An abbreviation for Higher Water concentration, representing a dilute solution.

LWC

An abbreviation for Lower Water concentration, representing a concentrated solution.

Passive process

A process that requires no energy, such as osmosis.

Partially permeable membrane

The type of membrane across which water molecules move during osmosis.