Question

The concentration of salt is higher inside a cell than outside the cell. The concentration of water inside the cell is lower than it is outside. Salt cannot pass through the cell membrane. What will happen to the concentrations of water and salt? A. Water will move into the cell through diffusion. The salt concentration will be greater inside than outside. B. Water will move out of the cell through diffusion. The salt concentration will be less inside than outside. C. Water will move into the cell through osmosis. The salt and water concentrations will become similar inside and outside the cell. D. Water will move out of the cell through osmosis. The salt and water concentrations will become similar inside and outside the cell.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Water will move into the cell through osmosis. The salt and water concentrations will become similar inside and outside the cell.

Explanation:

Osmosis is the movement of water from the region of its higher concentration to that of lower concentration through a semi permeable membrane. Here, the cell have higher salt concentration and lower water concentration as compared to its outside. Since cell membrane is semi permeable, salt can not pass through it. So, water will move into the cell through osmosis to equalize the salt and water concentration on either side of cell membrane.