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Which of the following diagrams shows how osmosis would affect a plant cell when placed in a solution with a lower solute concentration than its own?


A.
Diagram Y
B.
Osmosis is not dependent on solute concentration.
C.
Diagram Z
D.
Diagram X

Answer 1

Diagram Y

Step-by-step explanation:

Osmosis is the passive movement of water molecules across (into or out of) a cell membrane. "Passive" means that the process occurs automatically without the need for chemical energy.

In the diagrams above, a plant cell is shown as it would appear in a solution with a solute concentration more than its own (X), a solution with a solute concentration equal to its own (Y), and a solution with a solute concentration less than it own (Z). The movement of water is toward the area of more solute concentration (and therefore less water concentration).

The answer, then, is Diagram Y.

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Answer 2

Diagram Z

Step-by-step explanation:

A cell placed into a hypotonic solution will swell and expand until it eventually burst through a process known as cytolysis.