Fill in the blanks in each sentence below after re-reading the section on Osmosis and Tonicity. Osmosis is the movement of _________ across a ___________ ____________. Osmosis is a special case of ___________. Water moves from an area of _________ concentration of water to an area of ______ concentration of water. If a cell is in a hypotonic solution, the extracellular fluid has a ________ solute concentration as compared to the inside of the cell. Water will move ________ the cell. If a cell is in a hypertonic solution, the extracellular fluid has a ________ solute concentration as compared to the inside of the cell. Water will move ________ the cell. If the osmolarity of the extracellular fluid is the same as the osmolarity inside the cell, then this is said to be a/n ______________ solution.

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  1. Fill in the blanks in each sentence below after re-reading the section on Osmosis and Tonicity.
  • Osmosis is the movement of _________ across a ___________ ____________.
  • Osmosis is a special case of ___________.
  • Water moves from an area of _________ concentration of water to an area of ______ concentration of water.
  • If a cell is in a hypotonic solution, the extracellular fluid has a ________ solute concentration as compared to the inside of the cell. Water will move ________ the cell.
  • If a cell is in a hypertonic solution, the extracellular fluid has a ________ solute concentration as compared to the inside of the cell. Water will move ________ the cell.
  • If the osmolarity of the extracellular fluid is the same as the osmolarity inside the cell, then this is said to be a/n ______________ solution. 

 

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