6. The Membrane

Why is osmosis important to the survival of a cell?

Which of the following best describes osmosis?

What prevents a plant cell from bursting when placed in a hypotonic solution?

What prevents plant cells from bursting when they are placed in hypotonic surroundings?

What is the term for the movement of water across a cell membrane?

By what process do cells move water across a membrane along a concentration gradient?

In a hypotonic solution, an animal cell will:

When a field becomes waterlogged, which of the following consequences could it have on the plants?

Water enters and leaves plant cells primarily by which process?

In an experiment involving a selectively permeable membrane and solutions of starch and iodine, did starch diffuse through the membrane?

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

Which process moves water molecules across the cell membrane down their concentration gradient?

Which of the following diagrams best represents the process of osmosis across a selectively permeable membrane?

Which type of passive transport specifically involves the movement of water molecules across a selectively permeable membrane?

Turgor pressure is created by the force of the cell pushing against what?