The diagram shows a potato strip measured against a ruler before and after soaking. A student measures the length of potato strips before and after soaking....

Assessment: Biology 0610 | Paper 1 Mock 01 | Multiple Choice (Core) Subject: Biology - 0610

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The diagram shows a potato strip measured against a ruler before and after soaking. A student measures the length of potato strips before and after soaking. An increase in length indicates that the cells have...

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If the strips get longer, the cells must have taken in water and swollen. Water enters potato cells by osmosis when the surrounding solution has a higher water potential than the cell sap. Losing water would shorten the strips, and active transport of salt or release of sugar do not increase length. The extra length is direct evidence that the cells gained water by osmosis.

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