Osmosis

Question 1

Osmosis

Answer 1

Movement of water from a high to low concentration through a partially permeable membrane

Question 2

If water concentration is higher in the water than in the potato, does it lose or gain mass?

Answer 2

It gains mass because water is transported out of the water and into the potato by osmosis

Question 3

If water concentration is higher in the potato than in the water , does it lose or gain mass?

Answer 3

It loses water because water is transported out of the potato and into the water by osmosis