Question

Question 1





A potato is soaked in a solution of 1 cup of salt to 1.5 cups of water for one hour. After one hour the potato feels _____________ because it was in a ______________ solution.

Answer 1

Answer:

flaccid, hypertonic.

Explanation:

It became flaccid due to the low water potential in solution outside of potato cells, hence causing water to leave the potato cells & move into the solution.

Hypertonic solution simply means the concentration of solute is higher & water potential is lower than in potato cells.