The diagram shows the single-celled organism in pond water. A drop of concentrated salt solution is added to pond water containing a single-celled organism....

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

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The diagram shows the single-celled organism in pond water. A drop of concentrated salt solution is added to pond water containing a single-celled organism. Water will...

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Concentrated salt solution has a lower water potential than the cytoplasm of the organism. Water therefore moves out of the cell by osmosis, across the partially permeable membrane, into the more concentrated surroundings, so the organism shrinks. Water would only enter if the outside were more dilute; salt particle size is irrelevant to whether water moves; and osmosis does not depend on respiration.

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