Biology for IGCSE & O level - Movement Into And Out Of Cells (Section 6 - No. 1)
A cell is placed in a solution with a higher solute concentration than the cell's cytoplasm. What will most likely happen?
Water will move into the cell, causing it to swell.
Water will move out of the cell, causing it to shrink.
Solute will move into the cell.
The cell will remain unchanged.
Explanation
Water will move from an area of high water potential (the cell) to an area of low water potential (the solution outside the cell), causing the cell to shrink.
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