Water moves across a selectively permeable membrane from:

  • A
    Region of higher water potential to a region of lower water potential
  • B
    Lower water concentration to higher water concentration
  • C
    Higher solute concentration to lower solute concentration
  • D
    Region of higher osmotic potential to region of lower osmotic potential

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