Question

The following diagram represents a cell inside a flask of media:

The image depicts a cell with an internal composition of 10 percent solute and 90 percent water, inside a flask containing media composed of 95 percent water and 5 percent solute.


Over time, the cell will

A) become hypertonic

B) gain solutes from the surrounding media

C) loses water to the surrounding media

D) remain unchanged

Answer 1

Notice that the solute concentration is different inside the cell vs outside. That means water will move until the solute concentration is the same inside vs out.

Now, looking at the cell vs the outside, will the water move in, or out of, the cell?

Answer 2

In right? So B?

Answer 3

Hm hold on a minute

Answer 4

Water should be moving into the cell because the cell is more highly concentrated but that’s not one of the answer choices. Hm.

Answer 5

I think B is that option

Answer 6

It shouldn’t be gaining solutes because it already has a higher solute conc than the enviornment

Answer 7

Oh I see

Answer 8

I don’t know when he’ll be online but @tranquility could you take a look at this

Answer 9

mhmm I agree with Vocaloid

The only possible correct answers would be:
water enters the cell
solutes leave the cell
the cell becomes hypotonic

Answer 10

Did you post the complete question?

Could you post the image directly? Maybe there's some more information we're missing here

Answer 11

I think there might just be a problem with the question