Concepts of Biology
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Chapter 3, Problem 12RQ
Water moves via osmosis _______.
a. throughout the cytoplasm
b. from an area with a high concentration of other solutes to a lower one
c. from an area with a low concentration of solutes to an area with a higher one
d. from an area with a low concentration of water to one of higher concentration
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