BI-535
Osmosis
Biology · Secondary 3 · Hard · Osmosis
A piece of potato is placed in a concentrated sugar solution for 30 minutes. Which statement explains the change in its mass in terms of osmosis?
- Water moves out of potato cells into the solution, so the potato loses mass.
- Water moves into potato cells from the solution, so the potato gains mass.
- Sugar moves into potato cells by osmosis, so the potato gains mass.
- Sugar moves out of potato cells by osmosis, so the potato loses mass.
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