osmosis

Question 1

what is osmosis

Answer 1

net movement of particles from a high to low concentration across a partially permeable membrane

Question 2

what is the water potential of pure water

Answer 2

0

Question 3

whats the definition of water potential

Answer 3

the likelyhood of water molecuels to diffuse in/ out of/ into a solution

Question 4

what does the water potential symbol look like

Answer 4

a trydant

Question 5

explain what happens in osmosis

Answer 5

movement of water molecules across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of high water concentration to an area of lower water concentration, in order to equalize the concentration of solutes on either side of the membrane.

Question 6

what happens when there are different water potentials

Answer 6

osmosis occurs until both sides are equal

Question 7

what happens to animal cells when placed in solutions with various concentrations

Answer 7

becuase they dont have a cell wall they are able to change size and shape

Question 8

what happens to plant cells when placed in solutions with various concentrations

Answer 8

higher concentration of solutes than the cytoplasm of the cell, water will move out of the cell and it will become flaccid.
If the concentration of solutes is lower outside the cell, water will move into the cell and it will become turgid.