The process that results in Ms. Milly’s wilting lettuce becoming firm is osmosis. The explanation is below.
OSMOSIS:
- Osmosis is the process by which water molecules move from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration via a semipermeable membrane.
- According to this question, Ms. Milly, occasionally sprinkles water on her wilting lettuce and notices that they became firm.
- The firmness of the lettuce is as a result of the movement of water into the leaf cells due to a process called osmosis.
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Selectively permeable means that cells only allow certain molecules to enter or exit a cell.