Question

40 POINTS

in order for a cell in culture to get rid of wastes the concentration of waste must be
A) higher in the medium than the cell cytoplasm
B) lower in the medium than the cell cytoplasm
C) higher than the concentration of water
D) lower than the concentration of oxygen

Answer 1

The answer is higher than the concentration of water. :)

Answer 2

Answer: Higher than the concentration in water.

Cells use both diffusion and osmosis to get rid if their wastes. One way is to temporarily convert the waste product into a different molecule.

Explanation: The bigger the difference in concentration is between two places, the faster the molecules will want to move to the place of lower concentration.