what is the difference between osmosis and diffusion
1. diffusion uses energy, but osmosis does not
2. osmosis is the movement of proteins and diffusion movement of water
3. osmosis is a kind of diffusion that involves the movement of water
4. diffusion only occurs in animal cells and osmosis only occurs in plant cell

what benefit does diffusion provide the cell
1. it allows carbon dioxide to move in and out of the cell
2. it carries out the process of meiosis
3. it helps to divide the cytoplasm within the cell
4. it produces the protein needed for cell function