Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Movement into and out of cells

Movement into and out of cells — practice question

The diagram presents a model that can be used to illustrate mass flow. X and Y are each filled with sucrose solutions of different concentrations, so water moves into or out of X and Y by osmosis or because of hydrostatic pressure. Sucrose solution then passes through tube T connecting X and Y. Which description is correct?

  • Awater potential in X compared with Y: less negative; direction of movement of sucrose solution in tube T: from X to Y
  • Bwater potential in X compared with Y: less negative; direction of movement of sucrose solution in tube T: from Y to X
  • Cwater potential in X compared with Y: more negative; direction of movement of sucrose solution in tube T: from X to Y
  • Dwater potential in X compared with Y: more negative; direction of movement of sucrose solution in tube T: from Y to X

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