A cell placed in a solution has a water potential lower than the cell contents. What happens?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Water leaves the cell by osmosis, down the water potential gradient, and an animal cell shrinks
- Step 1: The solution has the lower water potential. Step 2. Water moves from higher to lower potential, so it leaves the cell. Answer: water leaves and the cell shrinks. Why not the others: these describe the opposite or a wrong process.
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