Question

Why does osmosis cause an animal cell to burst when it is placed in a fresh water?
a) Osmosis leads to water moving into the cell.
b) Osmosis leads to water moving out of the cell.
c) Osmosis leads to solutes moving into the cell.
d) Osmosis leads to solutes moving out of the cell. ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Not all solutes can pass through a semi-permeable membrane. Osmosis is the movement of water across the membrane. Osmosis occurs to equalize the number of solute molecules across a semi-permeable membrane by the movement of water to the side of higher solute concentration.

Answer 2

Answer:

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Explanation:

This is because osmosis states that water will diffuse down a concentration gradient through the cell's partially permeable membrane. ... Since animal cells do not have a cell wall, when too much of this water enters to make the concentration of water on both sides even, the animal cell may eventually burst, and die out.