BI-1674
Osmosis
Biology · Secondary 4 · Hard · Osmosis
A piece of raw beetroot is placed into a concentrated salt solution. After 20 minutes, the beetroot cells become plasmolysed. Which statement describes the direction of water movement?
- Water moves out of the cells into the salt solution by osmosis.
- Water moves into the cells from the salt solution by osmosis.
- Water moves equally in both directions by diffusion.
- Water does not move because concentrations are equal.
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