Osmosis Practice Quiz

Osmosis is the movement of _____ across a semi-permeable membrane.

• food

• energy

• oxygen

• water

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During osmosis

• water moves from high to low concentration

• water moves from low to high concentration

What does "semi-permeable" mean when talking about a cell membrane?

• only certain things can move in and out of the cell

• nothing can move in and out of the cell

• everything can move in and out of the cell

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

• water will move into the cell and cause it to burst

• water will move out of the cell and cause it to shrink

• the water is balanced and the cell won't burst or shrink

If you place an animal cell into an extremely salty hypertonic solution, the animal cell will ________ over time.

• Shrink

• Expand

• Not change

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Since there is a higher concentration of water inside the cell, in which direction will the water move?

• Into the cell

• Out of the cell

• Equally in & out

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

An animal cell is placed in the following solution with equal concentrations of water in and out of the cell. What type of solution would this be called since the cell will not shrink or expand?

• hypotonic

• hypertonic

• isotonic

When a cell is placed into a beaker of pancake syrup, the cell will shrink because water moves _______ the cell.

• out of

• in to

What type of solution would a cell be placed into, if over time the cell expanded and burst?

• hypotonic

• isotonic.

• hypertonic.

When a cell is placed into a beaker of pure water, the cell will expand because water moves _______ the cell.

• out of

• in to

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