BI-476
Osmosis
Biology · Secondary 3 · Hard · Osmosis
A piece of carrot is weighed and then soaked in pure water for one hour. Its mass increases from 5.0 g to 5.6 g. Which statement best explains this change?
- Water entered the carrot cells by osmosis from a higher to a lower water potential.
- Water entered the carrot cells by diffusion of solutes into the water.
- Water left the carrot cells by osmosis into the surrounding solution.
- Sugar diffused into the carrot cells, increasing their mass.
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