Of which structures is the nuclear membrane composed?

Q: Where is Intercellular Matrix located?

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Q: What is membrane?

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Q: How does the structure of cell membranes enable them to carry out their functions?

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Q: Which organelles have membranes that are very intricately folded? What is the importance of this…

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Q: Which are the more abundant ribosomes in secretory cells - the free cytoplasmic ribosomes or those…

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Q: What are the three molecules the cell membrane is primarily made of?

A: Cell membrane is the membrane which surrounds and protects the cell .

Q: Where is cytoplasm found?

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Osmosis

In simple words, osmosis is the slow, gradual movement of a liquid through a membrane. But there are nuances to this process. For instance, there has to be an imbalance in the distribution of solute in the liquid on either side of the membrane, which has to be semipermeable. The liquid in the region with a lower solute concentration moves to the region with a higher concentration, thereby displacing the solution in the process. The objective is to equalize the concentration of molecules on both sides of the membrane; the displacement of liquid can be viewed as a byproduct of this equalization. Since there is no energy required to carry osmosis, it is considered a passive process.