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    Water potential refers to the amount of water in a solution and is measured in units of pressure such as bars or atmospheres. The symbol for water potential is Ψ. Pure water has a water potential of 0 bars. A solution with a high water potential contains more water and is dilute, while one with low water potential contains less water and is concentrated. Osmosis is the movement of water molecules through a semi-permeable membrane from an area of high water potential to low water potential. If a cell is placed in a more concentrated solution, the external solution is hypertonic. If placed in a less concentrated solution, it is hypotonic, and if both solutions have the same concentration, it is

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    Water potential refers to the amount of water in a solution and is measured in units of pressure such as bars or atmospheres. The symbol for water potential is Ψ. Pure water has a water potential of 0 bars. A solution with a high water potential contains more water and is dilute, while one with low water potential contains less water and is concentrated. Osmosis is the movement of water molecules through a semi-permeable membrane from an area of high water potential to low water potential. If a cell is placed in a more concentrated solution, the external solution is hypertonic. If placed in a less concentrated solution, it is hypotonic, and if both solutions have the same concentration, it is

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    KS Osmosis Worksheet

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    Water potential refers to the amount of water in a solution and is measured in units of pressure such as bars or atmospheres. The symbol for water potential is Ψ. Pure water has a water potential of 0 bars. A solution with a high water potential contains more water and is dilute, while one with low water potential contains less water and is concentrated. Osmosis is the movement of water molecules through a semi-permeable membrane from an area of high water potential to low water potential. If a cell is placed in a more concentrated solution, the external solution is hypertonic. If placed in a less concentrated solution, it is hypotonic, and if both solutions have the same concentration, it is

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    Osmosis

    Water potential means: ___________________________________________________ Draw pictures and describe what happens when a palisade cell is put in these three
    solutions. Label fully with hypothetical values for their water potentials and describe
    ________________________________________________________________________
    what is happening to the cell. Use the correct terminology.
    It is measured in ______________________. The symbol for it is _____________.

    Pure water has a water potential of _________________


    A solution with a high water potential has _______________ water in it. It is a
    _________________ solution. A value for a solution with high water potential would be
    ___________ for example.
    A solution with a low water potential has _______________ water in it. It is a
    _________________ solution. A value for a solution with low water potential would be
    ___________ for example.

    A definition of osmosis is ___________________________________________________


    ________________________________________________________________________
    ________________________________________________________________________
    ________________________________________________________________________
    Draw pictures and describe what happens when a red blood cell is put in these three
    solutions. Label fully with hypothetical values for their water potentials and describe
    what is happening to the cell. Use the correct terminology.
    If a cell is put in a solution that is more concentrated than the cell contents (cell sap or
    cytoplasm), this external solution is said to be _____________________
    If a cell is put into a solution that is less concentrated than the cell contents, this external
    solution is said to be __________________
    If both the solutions are the same (internal concentration and external concentration)
    we say the external solution is _____________________

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