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Image of an animal cell in a sugar and water solution. The diagram below shows an animal cell in a beaker...

Image of an animal cell in a sugar and water solution.
The diagram below shows an animal cell in a beaker containing a solution of sugar and water. The cell membrane is only permeable to water.
Which statement describes the relationship between the animal cell and the contents of the beaker?
Question 13 options:
There is a higher concentration of water inside the cell than outside the cell.
There is an equal concentration of sugar inside the cell as outside the cell.
There is an equal concentration of water inside the cell as outside the cell.
There is a higher concentration of sugar inside the cell than outside the cell.

Answer

The correct statement is:

  • There is a higher concentration of sugar inside the cell than outside the cell.

Explanation:

  • In a solution containing sugar and water, if the cell membrane is only permeable to water, the movement of water will depend on the concentration of solutes (in this case, sugar) inside and outside the cell.
  • If the sugar concentration is higher inside the cell than outside, water will move into the cell to try to equalize the concentration, resulting in a hypertonic environment within the cell.
  • This means that water will move from an area of higher water concentration (outside the cell in the sugar solution) to an area of lower water concentration (inside the cell where there is a higher sugar concentration).

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