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

Movement into and out of cells — practice question

In an experiment, pieces of onion epidermis are placed in three different sucrose concentrations, P, Q and R. The onion pieces are left for an hour and then observed with the low power of a light microscope. Each diagram shows one cell from the epidermis that was placed in each sucrose concentration. What accounts for the appearance of the cells in solution Q?

  • AThe concentration of solution Q is equal to the concentration of the solutes in the cell sap.
  • BThe cytoplasm has the same concentration of sucrose as solution Q.
  • CThe water potential of the cytoplasm is equal to the water potential of the vacuole.
  • DThe water potential of the cell sap is equal to the water potential of solution Q.

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