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Tonicity and osmoregulation
Distinguish diffusion from osmosis and predict the direction of water movement across selectively permeable membranes using tonicity and water potential. Compare how hypotonic, isotonic, and hypertonic solutions affect cells, and explain how osmoregulation maintains water balance.
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