A plant cell with a water potential of -0.65 MPa is placed in a solution with a water potential of -0.30 MPa. Assuming the cell wall is rigid and fully permeable, and the cell membrane is selectively permeable, what will be the pressure potential of the cell at equilibrium?
-0.95 MPa
-0.35 MPa
+0.35 MPa
+0.95 MPa
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All the water absorbed by osmosis is stored in?
Vacuole
Cytoplasm
Plasma membrane
Nucleus
A cell with a water potential of -0.2 MPa is placed in a solution with a water potential of -0.4 MPa. Which of the following will occur?
Water will move into the cell.
Water will move out of the cell.
There will be no net movement of water.
The cell will burst.
A cell placed in a hypotonic solution will:
Swell
Shrink
Stay the same
Burst immediately
Osmoregulation is maintained by?
Lungs and skin
Kidneys and hormonal control
Heart and blood vessels
Stomach and intestines
Osmosis is the movement of water against the concentration of A and along the concentration of B. A and B are
Solvent, Solvent
Solute, Solute
Solvent, Solute
Solute, solvent
In which direction does water move during osmosis?
From higher water potential to lower water potential
From lower water potential to higher water potential
From higher solute concentration to lower solute concentration
From higher solute concentration to lower solute concentration
Which of the following best describes osmosis?
Movement of water from a region of higher water potential to a region of lower water potential through a semi-permeable membrane
Movement of solute from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration
Movement of water from a region of lower water potential to a region of higher water potential
Movement of any substance across a permeable membrane
Osmosis is?
The movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane from a region of high water concentration to a region of low water concentration.
The movement of solutes across a selectively permeable membrane from a region of high solute concentration to a region of low solute concentration.
The movement of any substance across a cell membrane from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration.
The movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane from a region of low water concentration to a region of high water concentration.
A plant cell with a water potential of -0.65 MPa is placed in a solution with a water potential of -0.30 MPa. Assuming the cell wall is rigid and fully permeable, and the cell membrane is selectively permeable, what will be the pressure potential of the cell at equilibrium?
-0.95 MPa
-0.35 MPa
+0.35 MPa
+0.95 MPa
Osmosis involves flow of
Water without a membrane
Solute from a semi-permeable membrane
Solvent through a semi-permeable membrane
None of the above
