- In osmosis, which direction does water move with respect tosolute concentration?
- Using the appropriate osmotic terms(hypertonic,hypotonic, orisotonic) describe what would happen toeach organism in the following settings:
a. A single-celled freshwater protistis placed into a beaker of salt water.
b. A salt-water snail is mistakenlyput into a freshwater tank.
c. A head of lettuceis placed soaked in a sink of salt water.
d. A bunch of carrots are placedsoaked a sink of distilled water.
3. Some gardeners kill slugs by pouring salt on them. Given whatyou have learned about osmosis, explain why this method iseffective.
