Osmosis

This is a picture of water. Plants rely on the nutrients and water in soil to survive. In order for water uptake to occur, plants undergo a process called osmosis. By definition, osmosis is the diffusion of free water, which is not bound to any solutes or surfaces, across a membrane. This diffusion moves water molecules from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration so that a stable state of equilibrium is made. For example, when a plant cell is set in a solution that has a higher water concentration/pressure, water will move into the cell. The growth of a plant cell is primarily dependent on water uptake. Furthermore, osmosis is a function vital to plant stability. It distributes water through selectively permeable membranes to maintain proper volume and pressure of all plant cells.