How is osmosis different from passive transport?

Whereas diffusion transports material across membranes and within cells, osmosis transports only water across a membrane and the membrane limits the diffusion of solutes in the water. Osmosis is a special case of diffusion.

What is the role of the cell membrane in active and passive transport?

Active transport is the movement of molecules across a cell membrane in the direction against their concentration gradient, going from a low concentration to a high concentration. Active transport uses cellular energy, unlike passive transport, which does not use cellular energy.

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