BI-469
Osmosis
Biology · Secondary 3 · Hard · Osmosis
A piece of potato tissue is placed in a beaker of sugar solution. After 30 minutes, the potato strip becomes shorter and feels limp.
Which statement best explains this observation?
Which statement best explains this observation?
- Water moves out of the potato cells into the solution by osmosis.
- Water moves into the potato cells from the solution by osmosis.
- Sugar moves into the potato cells by diffusion, causing them to swell.
- Sugar moves out of the potato cells by diffusion, causing them to shrink.
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