Osmosis Flashcards
1
Q
What is the definition of Osmosis?
A
Diffusion Of Water Through A Selectively Permeable Membrane From A Region Of High Concentration To A Region Of Low Concentration.
2
Q
What acts like a Selectively Permeable Membrane?
A
Visking Tube.
3
Q
If too much water enters the cell it will…
A
Burst
4
Q
Why don’t plant cells burst?
A
Because they have a cell wall
5
Q
When put in a solution…
A
water will move out of the cell and cells will shrivel and eventually die.
6
Q
What is Plasmolysis?
A
Cytoplasm pulls away from cell wall in plants
7
Q
What is it called when cytoplasm pulls away from the cell wall in plants?
A
Plasmolysis
