Cells and Function Osmosis

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

• food
• air
• water
• oxygen

 A cell placed in a hypertonic solution will

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

Ideally, your cells should be in a(n) _______ solution

• isotonic
• hypertonic
• hypotonic
• isometric

The movement of water through a semi-permeable membrane is called?

• cell membrane
• respiration
• osmosis
• diffusion

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 of water and salt, salt is considered the _______.

• solvent
• solute
• solution

If you looked at red blood cells under a microscope and saw that several of the blood cells had burst, what would you say happened?

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

What does selectively-permeable mean?

• Only certain substances are able to pass through
• Nothing is able to pass through
• Everything is able to pass through

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

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

In the given scenario what will happen to the organism: salt is poured onto eggplant.

• Water will move out of the eggplant cells and the cells will shrink.
• Water will move out of the eggplant cells and the cells will swell.
• Water will move into the eggplant cells and the cells will swell.