Which of the following statements describes one way in which osmosis and dialysis are different?
A) Osmosis is the movement of molecules from low to high concentration and dialysis is the reverse.
B) Dialysis is the movement of molecules from low to high concentration and osmosis is the reverse.
C) Osmosis refers to the flow of solvent, whereas dialysis refers to the flow of small solutes.
D) Dialysis refers to the flow of solvent, whereas osmosis refers to the flow of small solutes.
E) In dialysis, colloids cannot cross the semipermeable membrane, but they can in osmosis.

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Osmosis is the movement of solvent (usually water) from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration, while dialysis refers to the separation of small solutes from larger ones by passing a solution through a semipermeable membrane. Therefore, option C correctly describes the difference between osmosis and dialysis.

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