Question

Osmosis occurs when ____________ goes from _________ to _________. When the onion and elodea cells were put in salt water the _____________ left the cell because their was a ____________amount outside.

Answer 1

Answer: Osmosis occurs when _solvent molecules__ goes from ____lower_____ to ___higher solute concentration______. When the onion and elodea cells were put in salt water the ____water molecules_________ left the cell because their was a ____higher salt concentration________amount outside.

Explanation: Osmosis is simply defined as the net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration usually through a semi-permeable membrane. Water continues to move out the cell until both solutions in the intra- and extracellular membrane becomes isotonic.