The concentration of water is greater outside the cell than inside the cell.

Question

What will happen according to the process of osmosis?

Responses

Water will move out of the cell, causing it to shrivel.
Water will move out of the cell, causing it to shrivel.

Water will surround the cell, keeping it moist.
Water will surround the cell, keeping it moist.

Water will be repelled away from the cell, keeping it dry.
Water will be repelled away from the cell, keeping it dry.

Water will move into the cell, causing it to swell.

Answer 1

According to the process of osmosis, if the concentration of water is greater outside the cell than inside the cell, water will move into the cell. This is because osmosis is the movement of water from an area of lower solute concentration (where there is a higher concentration of water) to an area of higher solute concentration (where there is a lower concentration of water) through a semipermeable membrane.

Thus, the correct response is:

Water will move into the cell, causing it to swell.