What are the difference and similarities between osmosis and diffusion?

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What are the difference and similarities between osmosis and diffusion?

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Answer 1 · 2015-11-16T07:46:26

Both go down concentration gradient. Osmosis is the movement of water molecules, but diffusion is for any molecule. Osmosis happens across a partially permeable membrane, while diffusion does not need a membrane, it happens directly in the fluid.

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