Osmosis Practice Problems
Choose the incorrect statement from the below options.
which of the following statement best describes the water potential of a cell when placed in a solution with a higher water potential?
The cell membrane must be ____________ for osmosis to take place.
If a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, what will happen to the cell?
When you place a red blood cell in a hypotonic solution, you observe that it swells and bursts. However, when a mushroom is placed in a hypotonic solution, you observe that it swells and becomes mushy but does not burst. Which of the following can explain this result?
What will be the consequence if a cell is placed in a hypotonic solution?
Why do slugs and snails die when sprinkled with salt?
Identify the type of solution in which a cell will lose water to the outside of the cell via osmosis.
A cell is placed in a beaker containing a solution of simple sugars, glucose, fructose and sucrose. Which one of the following direction of passive movement of substances is incorrect? (Note plasma membrane is impermeable for disaccharides)