Osmosis

Osmosis is the diffusion of _____ across a selectively permeable membrane.

• food
• air
• water
• oxygen

 An animal cell placed in a hypertonic (salty) solution will

• Stay the same
• Shrink- get smaller
• Swell- get bigger

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

When both inside and outside of a cell have the same amount of water it is said that the cell has reached a state of ___________.

• osmosis
• equilibrium
• diffusion
• hypertonic

In a solution, salt is considered the _______.

• solvent
• solute
• solution

In this given scenario, corn syrup is hypertonic to an egg with a dissolved shell. What will happen to the egg when it is place in corn syrup?

• It will stay the same.
• It will swell- get bigger.
• It will shrink- get smaller.

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NGSS.HS-PS1-5

If you looked at red blood cells under a microscope and saw the blood cells exploded, what would you say happened?

• The cells were placed in a hypotonic solution.
• the solution was isotonic.
• The solution was hypertonic.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

 If a cell containing 5% salt is placed into a glass of water with 20% salt, the water is _______ compared to the cell.

• hypertonic-
• hypotonic
• isotonic

Both side of a selectively- permeable membrane are equal. The sides are ______.

• isotonic
• hypertonic
• hypotonic

If a cell is placed in a hypotonic solution, the cell will _______.

• stay the same
• swell (get bigger)
• shrink (get smaller)

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

If there is 5 percent water inside a cell and 5 percent water outside a cell

• more water will move inside the cell

• more water will move outside the cell

• There will be no net movement of water, it moves into and out of the cell at the same time.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3