Understanding Water Potential

What is the water potential of pure water?

• Undefined

• Zero

• Positive

• Negative

How does adding solutes to a cell affect its water potential?

• Decreases water potential

• Increases water potential

• Makes water potential positive

• Has no effect

Why does water flow into a cell with a higher solute concentration?

• Because the cell has higher water potential

• Because the cell has lower water potential

• Because the cell has higher pressure potential

• Because the cell has lower pressure potential

What happens to pressure potential when pressure is applied to one side of a container?

• It increases

• It decreases

• It remains the same

• It becomes zero

In which direction does water move in relation to pressure potential?

• From low to high solute concentration

• From high to low solute concentration

• From low to high pressure

• From high to low pressure