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1. Compare and Contrast: Summarize your observations of the distance traveled by the food coloring in the four cells.
2. Analyze Results: Did the cell size affect the extent of diffusion of food coloring into the cells?
3. Infer: Do the cells have the same surface area to volume ratio? How might the surface area to volume ratio affect the ability of a cell to take in and use nutrients from its environment?
4. Apply Concepts: Which cell would be able to supply itself most efficiently with nutrients diffusing in from the outside—a large cell or a small cell? Why?

Answer 1

Explanation:

In case of flaccid cell, the turgor pressure becomes zero. There is no pressure exerted by the protoplast on the cell wall so the pressure potential of the cell will be zero. A cell at zero turgor has an osmotic potential equal to its water potential. Therefore, the water potential of the flaccid cell is 25 bars.