Osmosis Is Serious

Name: Lindsey Cason Date: 9/9/14

Osmosis Is Serious Business!

by

Troy R. Nash

Department of Biology

Presbyterian College, Clinton, SC

Questions-Too Much of a Good Thing

1. hypertonic

hypertonic

____/ 2 pts. What sort of environment (hypotonic, hypertonic, isotonic) did the extra fertilizer create around the roots of the corn?

2. The water exited at a higher rate due to the fertilizer and dehydrated the cells which caused a loss in strength and life to the plant.

The water exited at a higher rate due to the fertilizer and dehydrated the cells which caused a loss in strength and life to the plant.

____/ 2pts. Keeping in mind your answer to the previous question, what do you believe caused the corn plants to wilt and eventually die?

3. Maybe spraying the area with excessive water to dilute the fertilizer and try to replenish the plants water

Maybe spraying the area with excessive water to dilute the fertilizer and try to replenish the plants water

____/ 2 pts If Michael’s mistake had been caught earlier, is there anything that could have been done to prevent the corn from dying?

Questions-Too Little Too Late

1. Hypotonicity .causing the cells to burst. due to the concentration being higher inside the blood cell the water went inside because of osmosis.

Hypotonicity .causing the cells to burst. due to the concentration being higher inside the blood cell the water went inside because of osmosis.

____/2pts. What problem did the distilled water in the patient’s bloodstream create?

2. They burst

They burst

____/2 pts What happed to the patient’s blood cells as a result?