Why did the egg change in size after being submerged in the corn syrup?

Question

Question 2 options:

Water moved INTO the egg through the selectively permeable membrane.

Water moved OUT of the egg through the selectively permeable membrane.

Equal amounts of water moved into

Answer 1

The correct option is:

Water moved OUT of the egg through the selectively permeable membrane.

When the egg is submerged in corn syrup, which is hypertonic compared to the contents of the egg, water moves out of the egg and into the corn syrup in an attempt to equalize the concentration of solutes on both sides of the membrane. As a result, the egg decreases in size.