Osmosis Practice Problems Which way will the water

Osmosis Practice Problems

Which way will the water move?

WHY?

• If you soak your hands in dishwater, you may notice that your skin absorbs water and swells into distinct wrinkles. This is because your skin cells are _______ to the dishwater.

• If you soak your hands in dishwater, you may notice that your skin absorbs water and swells into distinct wrinkles. This is because your skin cells are __Hypertonic__ to the dishwater.

• You decide to buy a new fish for your freshwater aquarium. When you introduce your fish to its new tank, the fish swells up and dies. You learn later that it was a fish from the ocean. The most likely explanation for your unfortunate fish is that it went from an isotonic environment into a ________ environment.

• You decide to buy a new fish for your freshwater aquarium. When you introduce your fish to its new tank, the fish swells up and dies. You learn later that it was a fish from the ocean. The most likely explanation for your unfortunate fish is that it went from an isotonic environment into a _____Hypotonic_______ environment. • Poor fishy!

In what kind of solution is each red blood cell?

• Plant cells that are placed in a hypotonic solution do not explode (lyse). Why?

You know that this cell is in a(n) ________ solution because water is moving __________ the cell.

2% solutes 10% solutes Is the solution hypertonic, hypotonic, or isotonic to the cell cytoplasm?

2% solutes 10% solutes Will more water go in to the cell or go out of the cell?