Can install a hard drive formatted and used on a MacBook (Late 2006) to a MacBook Pro (I believe Mid 2006)

I just bought a used MacBook Pro and would like to install a hard disk with an existing copy of OS 10.6.8 into what I believe is a Mid 2006 MacBook Pro. The specs on the MBP are
Model Name:          MacBook Pro
Model Identifier:          MacBookPro2,2
Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed:          2.16 GHz
Number Of Processors:          1
Total Number Of Cores:          2
L2 Cache:          4 MB
Memory:          2 GB
Bus Speed:          667 MHz
Boot ROM Version:          MBP22.00A5.B07
SMC Version (system):          1.12f5
The existing copy of OS 10.6.8 is on a 1TB drive I recently installed in my Late 2006 White MacBook (NOT PRO).
Being able to do this would make my life a **** of a lot easier, but I want to make sure that this won't corrupt any files or create a wacky operating system.

An employee (not sure if he was a Genius or not...he was by the bar and found me a replacement battery for the MBP) told me that it's possible, I was in a rush, though, and want to rethink doing this...I thought the idea made sense, since it's essentially just a processor and graphics card upgrade, no?

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