Question

Sandy, a snail, likes to feed on Farmer Brown's green vegetables. Sadly, she destroyed Farmer Brown's vegetable garden and he has decided to take actions into his own hand. So one night he lined the parameters of his vegetable garden with table salt. When he woke up the next day he saw Sandy and all her friends dead. Using your knowledge of osmosis, explain how the salt resulted in Sandy's death.

Answer 1

Answer:

salt draws the liquid out of the snail by moving the liquid from a low concentration to a high concentration to balance the concentration of salt and liquid between the snail and salt barrier.

Explanation:

salt pulls the liquid from the snail. because snails are slimy and filled with liquid, when coming in contact with salt the liquid from the snail tries to balance out the concentration of liquid by leaving the snail and binding with the salt which dehydrated and kills the snail.