Question

directions: answer the questions below by dragging the circles over the correct answers.
remember, water moves from high to low water concentration, and from low to high solute concentration.

1. the cell has a

high low
concentration of water
compared to the solution.

1. the solution has a

high low
concentration of water
compared to the cell.

1. water will move

into out of
the cell

1. the solution is

hypertonic hypotonic
isotonic
compared to the cell

Explanation:

• For question 19: The cell has 80% water and the solution has 90% water. So the cell has a low water concentration compared to the solution.
• For question 20: The solution has 90% water. The cell has 80% water. So the solution has a high water concentration compared to the cell.
• For question 21: Water moves from high to low water concentration. Since the solution has a higher water concentration (90%) than the cell (80%), water will move into the cell.
• For question 22: A hypertonic solution has a higher solute concentration. The cell has 20% solute and the solution has 10% solute. Wait, no! Wait, tonicity is based on solute concentration. The cell has 20% solute (80% water) and the solution has 10% solute (90% water). So the solution has a lower solute concentration. A hypotonic solution has a lower solute concentration than the cell.

Answer:

1. low
2. high
3. into
4. hypotonic