Osmosis Flashcards
1
Q
What is Osmosis?
A
The movement of water from a high water concentration to a low water concentration through a selectively preamble membrane.
2
Q
What happens to animal cells when placed in a strong sugar solution?
A
Water moves out.
The cell loses weight (shrivelled).
3
Q
What happens to animal cells when placed in pure water?
A
Water moves in.
Cell bursts.
4
Q
What happens to plant cells when placed in 95% sucrose?
A
Water out: Plasmolysed
5
Q
What happens to plant cells when placed in pure water?
A
water in: Turgid
