Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology (6th Edition)
Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology (6th Edition)
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Author: Eric J. Simon, Jean L. Dickey, Jane B. Reece
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 8SQ
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To explain: The reason that it is not enough to say that a solution is “hypertonic”.

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The movement of water across the selectively permeable membrane is known as osmosis. The substance that is dissolved in a liquid is known as solute and the liquid in which solute is dissolved is known as solvent.

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