Osmosis

Question 1

What happens when there is a high water concentration outside the cell compared to inside?

Answer 1

•The cell gains mass •Water enters the cell by osmosis
•Because the concentration of water is greater outside the cell than inside.

Question 2

What happens when there is a low water concentration outside the cell compared to inside?

Answer 2

•Cell shrinks
•Because concentration of water inside the cell is greater than concentration outside the cell
•water moves out of cell by osmosis