× Didn't find what you were looking for? Ask a question
Top Posters
Since Sunday
Home Q & A Board Biology-Related Homework Help Cell Biology
New Topic  
microman microman
wrote...
Posts: 34
Rep: 1 0
11 years ago
What's a Good Way to Remember Osmosis is the passage of water from low to high concentrations? And diffusion from high to low? (Please, correct me if i'm mistaken!)
Read 409 times
2 Replies

Related Topics

Replies
wrote...
#1
11 years ago
You're right.

Osmosis - OsLOWsis, low to high
Diffusion - HIGH-Diff (like High-Def), high to low

Between the two, Osmosis is the only word with a part which rhymes with low (mo), so I know it starts low and goes to high.  That also helps.

That's how I remembered, it's silly but worked for me.  Silly things are always good ways to remember.
wrote...
#2
11 years ago
Well, when I see them, I see that in "osmosis, it begins with O, which is in Low. And it ends with "sis" and there's an I in High.
Same with diffusion. The I is the second letter which could stand for high, and the o near the end could stand for low.

lOw-OsmosIs- hIgh

hIgh- dIffusiOn- lOw

Sorry if that's confusing. It's just what I picked up on by looking at it. Slight Smile
New Topic      
Quick Reply
Explore
Post your homework questions and get free online help from our incredible volunteers
  1117 People Browsing
Start New Topic Take the Tour CoursesNew Study Tools Topics Trending Browse by Textbook
Live Chat
Related Images
  
 266
  
 278
  
 1598