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'''Osmosis''' is movement of water across a semipermeable [[membrane]] into areas of higher [[solute]] [[concentration]].<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia
'''Osmosis''' is movement of a solvent (such as water) across a semipermeable [[membrane]] into areas of higher [[solute]] [[concentration]].<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia
Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref> '''Osmotic pressure''' determines the quantity of water displaced; it is proportional to the number of solute particles in a give volume of solution.
Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref> '''Osmotic pressure''' determines the quantity of water displaced; it is proportional to the number of solute particles in a give volume of solution.