Question

If a cell is placed inside a solution that has a higher concentration of solute than on the inside of the cell, what can be said about the movement of water?        A. Water will move out of the cell, causing it to shrivel.   B. Water will move into the cell, causing it to swell.   C. Water will move out of the cell, causing it to swell.   D. Water will move in and out of the cell at the same rate.

Answer 1

WATER WILL MOVE OUT OF THE CELL CAUSING IT TO SHRIVEL. This is because, the more solute a solution contain, the less its probability of crossing a semi permeable membrane into another compartment, this then result in the net flow of water from the region of lower solute concentration to the region of higher solute concentration. Thus, water will flow out of the cell which has lower solute concentration into the surrounding solution which has higher concentration. The outflow of water will make the cell to shrivel.