BI-541
Osmosis
Biology · Secondary 3 · Medium · Osmosis
Two potato strips of equal length are placed separately in distilled water and 30% sugar solution. After 1 hour, which observation and explanation is correct?
- Both strips become longer as water diffuses into both by diffusion.
- Strip in distilled water becomes longer; strip in sugar solution becomes shorter due to osmosis.
- Strip in distilled water becomes shorter; strip in sugar solution becomes longer due to osmosis.
- Both strips remain the same length because cell walls prevent water movement.
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