Lo1g Cell Transport

Water is the univeral ____.

• solute

• solvent

• solution

solute + solvent =

• solution

• equation

What is a solute?

• The substance that does the dissolving in a solution.
• The substance that is dissolved into the solution.
• The mixing of different substances.
• The process in which neutral molecules lose or gain electrons

What is a solvent?

• The substance that does the dissolving in a solution.
• The substance that is being dissolved in a solution.
• The mixing of different substances.
• The process in which neutral molecules lose or gain electrons

Fish breathe oxygen, which is dissolved in water. Is the oxygen the fish breathe considered to be the solute or solvent?

• Solute

• Solvent

You make a pitcher of lemonade by adding lemon juice, sugar, ice and water. Which of the following are the solutes in the solution?

• Lemon juice

• Sugar

• Water

• Ice

A latte is made by taking freshly brewed coffee and mixing in warm milk. Is the freshly brewed coffee the solute or solvent?

• Solvent

• Solute

For heartburn relief some take an Alka-Seltzer tablet (an antacid) and dissolve it in water. Is the Alke-Seltzer tablet the solute or sovent?

• Solute

• Solvent

• solvent

• solute

Solutes dissolve quicker in _________ water.

• cold

• warm