BI-1745
Osmosis
Biology · Secondary 4 · Medium · Osmosis
A piece of potato is placed in a beaker of pure water and left for 30 minutes.
What happens to the potato cells, and why?
What happens to the potato cells, and why?
- Water leaves the cells by osmosis and they become plasmolysed.
- Water enters the cells by osmosis and they become turgid.
- Water enters the cells by diffusion and they burst.
- Water leaves the cells by diffusion and they shrink.
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