6. The Membrane

What happens to a cell that has a rigid cell wall when placed in a hypotonic solution?

Which term best describes the movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration?

Select the correct statement about osmosis.

What would enhance water uptake by a plant cell?

If a cell is placed in salt water, water leaves the cell by which process?

Which of the following best explains why a 5\% urea solution is hypotonic to a 10\% urea solution?

Which of the following best describes the difference between a hypotonic and a hypertonic solution with respect to a cell?

What happens to a plant cell when it is placed into salt water?

Which of the following diagrams best represents the net movement of water molecules during osmosis across a selectively permeable membrane?

The body fluids of an osmoconformer would be ________ with its ________ environment.

Which of the following processes enables cells to take in water from their surroundings?

In an isotonic solution, how does water move in relation to the cell?

The movement of molecules across the capillary wall due to differences in hydrostatic pressure is called:

Which of the following structures acts as a barrier that restricts the flow of water during osmosis in animal cells?

Which of the following best describes what happens to a red blood cell when placed in a hypertonic solution?