Cellular Interactions with the Environment Answers

A student places four identical cells into four different liquids.CellDescription of LiquidWSaltier than the cellXLess salty than the cellYEqually as salty as the cellZPure water with no saltsOver time, which cell will look the smallest?

Which process moves molecules and has these traits?–requires no energy–moves from high concentration to low concentration–moves from uneven distribution to even distribution–can occur when there is no membrane

The image on the left shows a normal red blood cell, and the image on the right shows a cell that has been put into a new solution. The circles represent the salt in the solutions.

Which substance moves by the process of osmosis?

Gus is performing an experiment on cells. First he places the cells in a container of water and salt. When he checks some of the cells under a microscope, he sees that they are beginning to shrivel. What would most likely stop the cells in the liquid from shriveling?

During an experiment, a student moves a cell from pure water to salted water. What will most likely happen to the cell?

The image shows particles of salt dissolved in water.

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The picture shows molecules on one side of a permeable membrane.

Which statements always apply to the process of diffusion? Select two options.Molecules move from high concentrations to low concentrations.Molecules move from inside of the cell to outside of the cell.Diffusion requires proteins in the cell membrane.Molecules are evenly distributed at the end of the process.Diffusion requires energy.