{"id":146513,"date":"2022-03-20T03:22:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T21:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/difference-between-endosmosis-and-exosmosis\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T12:27:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T06:57:01","slug":"difference-between-endosmosis-and-exosmosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/biology\/difference-between-endosmosis-and-exosmosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Difference Between Endosmosis and Exosmosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_37 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' style='display:block'><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/biology\/difference-between-endosmosis-and-exosmosis\/#Introduction_to_Exosmosis_and_Endosmosis\" title=\"Introduction to Exosmosis and Endosmosis\">Introduction to Exosmosis and Endosmosis<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/biology\/difference-between-endosmosis-and-exosmosis\/#Exosmosis_and_Endosmosis\" title=\"Exosmosis and Endosmosis\">Exosmosis and Endosmosis<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/biology\/difference-between-endosmosis-and-exosmosis\/#Fate_of_RBCs_when_placed_in_Hypotonic_Hypertonic_and_Isotonic_Solutions\" title=\"Fate of RBCs when placed in Hypotonic, Hypertonic, and Isotonic Solutions\">Fate of RBCs when placed in Hypotonic, Hypertonic, and Isotonic Solutions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/biology\/difference-between-endosmosis-and-exosmosis\/#Differences_Between_Exosmosis_and_Endosmosis\" title=\"Differences Between Exosmosis and Endosmosis\">Differences Between Exosmosis and Endosmosis<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction_to_Exosmosis_and_Endosmosis\"><\/span>Introduction to Exosmosis and Endosmosis<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Exosmosis is the passage of a solvent (such as water) from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration through a semipermeable membrane.<\/p>\n<p>Endosmosis is the passage of a solvent from a region of low concentration to a region of high concentration through a semipermeable membrane.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Exosmosis_and_Endosmosis\"><\/span>Exosmosis and Endosmosis<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Exosmosis is the passive transport of water molecules and other dissolved substances across a cell membrane from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration.<\/p>\n<p>Endosmosis is the opposite process, in which water and other dissolved substances are transported into a cell from a region of low concentration to a region of high concentration.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fate_of_RBCs_when_placed_in_Hypotonic_Hypertonic_and_Isotonic_Solutions\"><\/span>Fate of RBCs when placed in Hypotonic, Hypertonic, and Isotonic Solutions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When red blood cells are placed in hypotonic solutions, they will take in water from the solution and will swell. This is because the red blood cells are not able to maintain their osmotic pressure and will take in water from the solution. When the red blood cells are placed in hypertonic solutions, they will lose water and will shrink. This is because the red blood cells are not able to maintain their osmotic pressure and will lose water to the hypertonic solution. When the red blood cells are placed in isotonic solutions, they will remain the same size. This is because the red blood cells are able to maintain their osmotic pressure and will not take in or lose water.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Differences_Between_Exosmosis_and_Endosmosis\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/biology\/difference-between-endosmosis-and-exosmosis\">Differences Between Exosmosis and Endosmosis<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Exosmosis is the diffusion of water molecules from a higher concentration to a lower concentration through a semipermeable membrane. Endosmosis is the diffusion of water molecules from a lower concentration to a higher concentration through a semipermeable membrane.<\/p>\n<p>The main difference between exosmosis and endosmosis is that exosmosis is the diffusion of water molecules from a higher concentration to a lower concentration, while endosmosis is the diffusion of water molecules from a lower concentration to a higher concentration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction to Exosmosis and Endosmosis Exosmosis is the passage of a solvent (such as water) from a region of high [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"Difference Between Endosmosis and Exosmosis","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Learn about Difference Between Endosmosis and Exosmosis topic of Biology in detail explained by subject experts on infinitylearn.com. 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