Biological activities in which osmosis executes

What are various illustrations of biological activities in which osmosis executes a significant role?

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Hemolysis (that is, destruction of red blood cells) by entrance of water, the hydric regulation in plants and the entrance of water in the xylem of vascular plants are all illustrations of biological phenomena caused by the osmosis.

Excessive dilution of blood plasma causes, by osmosis, the entrance of too much water in red blood cells and then destruction of such cells (that is, hemolysis). Osmosis is as well the main method for the maintenance of flaccid, turgid or plasmolytic states of plant cells. Osmosis is one of the forces accountable for the entrance of water into plant roots as root cells are hypertonic in comparison to the soil.

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