BI-1710
Osmosis
Biology · Secondary 4 · Medium · Osmosis
A plant root hair cell is placed in a solution with a higher water potential than its cell sap. What will happen to the cell?
- Water leaves the cell by osmosis and the cell becomes plasmolysed.
- Water enters the cell by osmosis and the cell becomes turgid.
- Water enters the cell by diffusion and the cell bursts immediately.
- Water leaves the cell by active transport and the cell shrinks.
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