The image on the left shows a normal red blood cell, and the image on the right shows a cell that has been put into a new solution. The circles represent the salt in the solutions.

Question

The image on the left shows a normal red blood cell, and the image on the right shows a cell that has been put into a new solution. The circles represent the salt in the solutions.

Which statement describes the motion of the water molecules in this situation?

The cell membrane uses energy to move water into the cell from low water concentration to high water concentration.
The water molecules move by osmosis into the cell from low water concentration to high water concentration.
The water molecules move by osmosis into the cell from high water concentration to low water concentration.
The cell membrane uses energy to move water out of the cell from low water concentration to high water concentration.

Answer 1

Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
6 hours ago

The correct statement that describes the motion of the water molecules in this situation is:

The water molecules move by osmosis into the cell from high water concentration to low water concentration.

In osmosis, water moves through a semi-permeable membrane from an area of higher water concentration (lower solute concentration) to an area of lower water concentration (higher solute concentration) until equilibrium is reached.