Question

The concentration of sugar is higher inside a cell than outside the cell. The concentration of water inside the cell is lower than it is outside. Sugar cannot pass through the cell membrane.

What will happen to the concentrations of water and sugar?

A.
Water will move into the cell in a process called osmosis. The concentrations of sugar and water will become similar inside and outside the cell.

B.
Water will move out of the cell in a process called osmosis. The concentrations of sugar and water will become similar inside and outside the cell.
C. and D. are below!

Answer 1

C.
Water will move into the cell in a process called diffusion. The concentration of sugar will be greater inside than outside.

D.
Water will move out of the cell in a process called diffusion. The concentration of sugar will be less inside than outside.

Answer 2

Because the concentrations of solute (sugar in this case) create a potential difference, the system wants to lower the potential. Because the sugar cannot cross the membrane (cannot diffuse out), the water will move into the cell (process called osmosis) in order to make the concentrations of sugar equal.

This will expand the cell and possibly burst.

Answer 3

To my understanding it's D?

Answer 4

nope. diffusion is a term only used when solutes move in and out. OSMOSIS is the term used for the diffusion of water - it's the same thing, just different substances are moving.

Answer 5

I'm so sorry! I meant to put B.

Answer 6

nope, thats not it either. The term osmosis is correct, because water is moving, but the direction of the movement is inwards. Water is moving INTO the cell.

Answer 7

oh, so it's A.

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

Sorry for the confusion! Thanks!:)