Question

One major difference between plant and animal cells is that plant cells possess cell walls. Cell walls provide support and give shape to plants, and plant cells need a certain amount of pressure to keep cell walls rigid. The plant cell maintains the correct amount of pressure by diffusing water through the semi-permeable cell wall. Which process helps maintain this pressure and is related to Fick’s First Law?(1 point)
Responses

rest
rest
diffusion
diffusion
osmosis
osmosis
motion

Answer 1

The process that helps maintain the correct amount of pressure in plant cells and is related to Fick’s First Law is **osmosis**. Osmosis specifically refers to the diffusion of water across a semi-permeable membrane, which is key in maintaining turgor pressure in plant cells.