What is osmosis?
Osmosis

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Osmosis is the movement of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration.
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What does 'uneven sharing of electrons' in a water molecule result in?
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It results in a polar molecule, where the oxygen atom becomes partially negative and the hydrogen atoms become partially positive.
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What happens to a cell placed in a 4% salt solution?
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Water will move out of the cell, causing it to shrink.
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What happens to a cell placed in a 20% saline solution?
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Water will move equally in and out of the cell, leading to no net change in cell size.
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What does 'hypertonic' mean?
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Hypertonic refers to a solution that has a higher concentration of solutes compared to another solution.
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What is water potential?
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Water potential is the measure of the potential energy in water, indicating the direction water will move; it moves from areas of higher water potential to lower water potential.
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What is a selectively permeable membrane?
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A selectively permeable membrane allows certain molecules or ions to pass through it while blocking others.
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