Question

Differentiate between the following:
A. Diffusion and osmosis
B. Transpiration and Evaporation
C. Osmotic pressure and osmotic potential
D. Imbibition and Diffusion
E. Apoplast and Symplast pathways of movement of water in plants.
F. Guttation and Transpiration.

Answer 1

In osmosis semi permeable membranes are free to move in the equalized concentration in the solvent molecules. But in case of diffusion particles moves higher to lower concentration and maintain the equilibrium. In the soil, canopy interaction and water bodies that evaporated through the movement of water to the air from the source of soil. Diffusion is the irreversible process and on the other side imbibition is the reversible process.

Complete answer:
Diffusion and osmosis:-

Diffusion	Osmosis
In the red blood cells swelling up when exposed into the fresh water and in the xylem of the plants root hairs taking up water through the process osmosis.	The movement of small molecules across a cell membrane by the scent of perfume filling the whole room.
Soak gummy candies in water is an easy demonstration of osmosis in which the gel of the candies acts as a semipermeable membrane.	And if adding a drop of food coloring in the water process through diffusion.

Transpiration and Evaporation:-

Transpiration	Evaporation
Transpiration is a biological process and occurs in the living tissues.	Evaporation is a physical process and involved in the nonliving matter.
Process occurred through the cuticle, lenticel and stomata work during the day time.	Process occurred in the entire outer surface and work during the night time.

Osmotic pressure and osmotic potential:-

Osmotic pressure	Osmotic potential
The pressure which developed in an osmotic system due to the water entrance.	Osmotic potential is the lowering of free energy found in the solute particles with the presence of energy water molecules.
Osmotic pressure developed in the closed system with positive value.	Osmotic potential developed in the closed or open system with the negative value.

Imbibition and Diffusion:-

Imbibition	Diffusion
Imbibition occurs only in the presence of adsorbent and at very high pressure developed on the imbibition.	In the process of diffusion the absorption of water particles without forming the solution.
Heat is liberated during the process and imbibant swells up and has less volume than the imbibed.	Diffusion occurred only in the liquid particles not in solid particles.

Apoplast and Symplast pathways of movement of water in plants:-

Apoplast	Symplast
Apoplast consists of a cell wall and intercellular space of the plant's root.	Symplast occurs in the protoplasm part of the plant.
Apoplast is the passive absorption in which water moves through the apoplast of the root.	And in the Symplast the movement of the root of the plant known as Symplast.

Guttation and Transpiration:-

Guttation	Transpiration
Guttation occurred in the hydathodes and loss of water as a vapor from the roots.	Transpiration occurred in the lenticels, stomata and loss of water as a liquid from the roots.
The process occurs during the day time and takes place at low temperature.	The process occurs during the night time and takes place at high temperature.

Note: There are three types of diffusion isotonic, hypotonic and hypertonic. The loss of water as vapour through stomata in its leaves and phyllids in vascular and nonvascular plants accounts with the movement of water within a plant. In diffusion the movement of the solid, liquid and gas through the higher the to lower concentration but in the imbibition absorption occurred from the water by the general surface.