What is Endosomosis?
Endosmosis is a kind of osmosis in which the solvent flows towards the inner of a vessel or cell. When the water potential outside the cell is greater than the cytosol, the phenomenon occurs. As a result, the concentration of the solute in the fluid surrounding the cell is smaller than the concentration of the solute in the cytoplasm. In endosmosis, water molecules travel within the cell via the cell membrane (which is semi-permeable in nature), and cells expand as a result of the water entering them and making them turgid.
Difference Between Endosmosis And Exosmosis
Endosmosis and Exosmosis are the two types of osmosis. The primary distinction between the two processes is that endosmosis involves the flow of water within the cell, whereas exosmosis involves the expulsion of water from it. In this context, the concepts of hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic solutions must be introduced. When a cell is immersed in a solvent with a greater solute concentration than the cell, the solution is said to be hypertonic to the cell, while the cell sap is hypotonic to the solvent. When the solvent and the cell sap have the same solute concentration, they are said to be isotonic.
Endosmosis occurs when cells are put in hypotonic solutions, causing the cells to expand. Exosmosis happens when cells are placed in hypertonic liquids, causing them to shrink. There is no exosmosis or endosmosis in isotonic liquids.