many cells contain about 80% of water. If you place them in a liquid that contains 80% of water they will lose water through the cell membrane by the osmosis. if you place them in a liquid that contains 80% water they gain through the cell membrane by the osmosis. which of the liquids in the table could cause many cells to gain water? To lose water?
I am very confused about how to answer this I was wondering if you could give me a he'd start I'm so confused.
Do you mean "head" start?
Make sure you have copied the question correctly. Did you mean >80% and <80% water? And I don't see a table.
To determine whether the cells would gain or lose water in a particular liquid, we need to understand the concept of osmosis and how it affects the movement of water across the cell membrane.
Osmosis is the process by which water molecules move across a selectively permeable membrane (such as the cell membrane) from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration. In this case, we are comparing the solute concentration inside the cells (which is primarily water) with the solute concentration in the surrounding liquid.
In the given scenario, the cells contain about 80% water. Therefore, if we place them in a liquid that also contains 80% water, there is no concentration gradient, and no net movement of water occurs. So, the cells will neither gain nor lose water in this case.
To determine which liquids could cause the cells to gain water, we need to identify liquids with a lower solute concentration than the cells. This means that the liquid should have less than 80% water content. Liquids with lower water content would create a concentration gradient that drives water into the cells through osmosis, resulting in the cells gaining water.
On the other hand, to determine which liquids could cause the cells to lose water, we need to identify liquids with a higher solute concentration than the cells. This means that the liquid should have more than 80% water content. Liquids with higher water content would create a concentration gradient that drives water out of the cells through osmosis, resulting in the cells losing water.
Unfortunately, you mentioned a table, but I do not have access to table information. You would need to provide the options in the table for me to specifically identify which liquids could cause the cells to gain or lose water.