6. The Membrane

Animal cells function optimally when placed in which type of solution?

Water moves up a plant because of hydrogen bonds by a process called __________.

In order for water reabsorption to occur during osmosis in the kidney, the solute concentration of the medulla needs to:

A red blood cell placed in pure water will swell and potentially burst. This cell is in a(n) _____ solution.

How do contractile vacuoles help maintain water balance in certain organisms?

A red blood cell will undergo hemolysis in which of the following solutions?

What happens to a cell that has a rigid cell wall when placed in a hypotonic solution?

Which term best describes the movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration?

Select the correct statement about osmosis.

What would enhance water uptake by a plant cell?

If a cell is placed in salt water, water leaves the cell by which process?

Which of the following best explains why a 5\% urea solution is hypotonic to a 10\% urea solution?

Which of the following best describes the difference between a hypotonic and a hypertonic solution with respect to a cell?

What happens to a plant cell when it is placed into salt water?

Which of the following diagrams best represents the net movement of water molecules during osmosis across a selectively permeable membrane?