A half of a potato was dug out in the center to form a cavity. The cavity was filled with a concentrated salt solution and placed in a dish of fresh water. The level of the salt solution was marked. After 30 minutes the level of the salt solution in the potato cavity was measured. The experiment setup is shown below.
32. Name the process being demonstrated above. (Write your response in all lowercase letters - common letters)
33. Explain the observations above.
Answers
Answer:
The potato contains salt solution, while the petridish contains water.
The salt solution has greater concentration of solutes (high solute potential) and lower concentration of water (low water potential)
The water in the petridish does not contain any dissolved salts so, it is at a greater potential as compared to the salt solution in the potato
So, endosmosis takes place, where water moves from its higher potential to its lower potential i.e, from petridish into the potato.
The water inside the peeled potato is less as compared to outside. So the water will start moving from outside to inside the potato along the concentration gradient and this is called endosmosis.
Answer:
endoosmosis.......
Explanation:
its is the movement of less concentrated particles toward more concentrated particles through a thin semi permeable membrane in order to maintain equillibrium