Osmosis

Using figure 1 and 2 above, describe what you think happened to the plant cells in each of the figure. What does it mean by hypertonic and hypotonic?

Figure 1:

When the solution is hypertonic, the solution will be of a higher concentration compared to the cell. Thus, the cell will shrink. However, when the solution is hypotonic, the solution will be of a lower concentration compared to the cell. Thus, the solution will enter the cell but because it has a cell wall, the cell will not burst.

Figure 2:

For the 1st picture in Figure 2, the arrows are the same size thus it shows a same amount of concentration from both sides and the same number of molecules are moving. For the 2nd picture in Figure 2, the higher arrow is smaller compared to the lower area. This shows that there is more solute going into the cell.