4) If the plant has withered, what does the relationship of the cells in the pla

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4) If the plant has withered, what does the relationship of the cells in the plant to outside of the plant need to be in order for water to move into the plant?

A)The cells inside the plant would have to have a low concentration of water than outside the plant. Osmosis is a form of diffusion that moves water from an area of higher concentration to lower concentration through the concentration gradient. In order for the water to freely move to the inside of the plant, there would need to be a lower concentration of water inside the plant and higher concentration of water outside the plant.

B)The plant’s cells solution needs to be hypertonic (high solute concentration) to the outside to be hypotonic (lower concentration of solutes). Water will diffuse from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration. If the solution in the plant’s cell is hypertonic, water will move from the surrounding environment into the plant’s cells.

C)In a withered plant, the area outside of the plant has a higher concentration of water, the cells of the withered plant are hypertonic and need water. For osmosis to occur, the water will move from an area of higher solute concentration to a region of low water concentration.

Explanation / Answer

Ans- the option (b) is correct I.e. after withering the amount of water is high around the plant. The plant cells are hypertonic and need water. osmosis will occur from the high concentration of water of soil to the low concentration of water in plant cells as water gradient potential causes endosmosis.

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