BI-1718
Osmosis
Biology · Secondary 4 · Medium · Osmosis
A plant cell is placed in distilled water for 30 minutes. What happens to the cell as a result of osmosis?
- Water enters, vacuole enlarges and the cell becomes turgid.
- Water leaves, cytoplasm shrinks and the cell becomes plasmolysed.
- Water leaves until the cell becomes flaccid and limp.
- No net water movement occurs so the cell remains unchanged.
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