Which membrane is essential for osmosis?
Semi-permeable membrane
Permeable membrane
Impermeable membrane
Cell wall
Related Questions
All the water absorbed by osmosis is stored in?
Vacuole
Cytoplasm
Plasma membrane
Nucleus
Osmosis involves flow of
Water without a membrane
Solute from a semi-permeable membrane
Solvent through a semi-permeable membrane
None of the above
A researcher observes that a particular plant cell placed in a solution exhibits incipient plasmolysis. If the solute potential of the cell is -1.2 MPa, what is the MOST likely water potential of the surrounding solution?
-1.2 MPa
-1.0 MPa
-1.4 MPa
-0.8 MPa
Experiment demonstrating osmosis?
Bell jar experiment
Thistle funnel experiment
Potato Osmoscope
2 and 3
A cell placed in a hypotonic solution will:
Swell
Shrink
Stay the same
Burst immediately
Which of the following best describes the effect of placing a red blood cell in a hypotonic solution?
The cell will shrink.
The cell will swell and may burst.
The cell will remain unchanged.
The cell will undergo plasmolysis.
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
Passive absorption of mineral salts is not dependent on
Diffusion
Osmosis
Donnan equilibrium
Ionic exchange
Which membrane is essential for osmosis?
Semi-permeable membrane
Permeable membrane
Impermeable membrane
Cell wall
Osmotic pressure is highest in which of the following plant type?
Mesophytes
Xerophytes
Halophytes
Hydrophytes
