Diffusion and Osmosis Worksheet

Is the following an example of OSMOSIS or DIFFUSION?

The student sitting next to you just came from gym class and forgot to shower and you can tell.

• Osmosis

• Diffusion

Is the following an example of OSMOSIS or DIFFUSION?

After sitting in the bathtub for hours, your fingers start to look like prunes.

• Osmosis

• Diffusion

Is the following an example of OSMOSIS or DIFFUSION?

The girl sitting two rows ahead of you put on too much perfume this morning.

• Osmosis

• Diffusion

Is the following an example of OSMOSIS or DIFFUSION?

One way to get rid of slugs in your garden is to sprinkle salt on them, so they shrivel up.

• Osmosis

• Diffusion

Is the following an example of OSMOSIS or DIFFUSION?

Yum! Something smells good. The neighbors are cooking on the grill!

• Osmosis

• Diffusion

Is the following an example of OSMOSIS or DIFFUSION?

Gargling with salt water when you have a sore throat causes your swollen throat to shrink and fell better.

• Osmosis

• Diffusion

Is the following an example of OSMOSIS or DIFFUSION?

Oxygen molecules move from the air sacs in the lungs across the cell membranes into the blood.

• Osmosis

• Diffusion

Is the following an example of OSMOSIS or DIFFUSION?

Robert sprays water on the veggies in the produce section to "plump them up"

• Osmosis

• Diffusion

Is the following an example of OSMOSIS or DIFFUSION?

You put a gummy bear in a glass of water and it plumps up.

• Osmosis

• Diffusion

A sugar molecule is shown in the image. Which direction will the molecules move?

• The molecules will move out of the cell via diffusion.

• The molecules will move out of the cell via osmosis

• The molecules will move into the cell via diffusion.

• The molecules will move into the cell via osmosis.