Question

A cell is placed in a solution of sugar and water. The cell has a sugar solution made-up of 15mg of sugar and the outside has a sugar solution made-up of 20mg of sugar. The cell membrane is permeable to both water and sugar. Which statement MOST accurately describes what will happen to the cell.

Answer 1

Answer:

When sugar molecules are added to side B, it becomes hypertonic because there are more sugar molecules than side A. Water moves across the membrane, from the less concentrated (hypotonic) side A to the more concentrated (hypertonic) side B, until the concentration is equal on both sides.