Answer:
The osmosis refers to the movement of water down the concentration gradient of water across the semi-permeable.
The rate of osmosis depends directly on the concentration gradient.
However, it may indirectly depend upon factors such as the surface area of a cell and temperature.
Cells reduce their size in order to increase the surface area to volume ratio. It increases the rate of osmosis.
Similarly, with an increase in the temperature the rate of osmosis also increases.
