Which of the Following Statements Is NOT Correct About Osmosis

question 95

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is NOT correct about osmosis and plant cells?

• A) Water tends to diffuse from soil into young plant cells, thus creating an osmotic pressure.
• B) Turgor pushes against the cell walls from the outside, so it keeps the cells plump.
• C) If the concentration of solutes becomes higher in the soil than in plant cells, water molecules will tend to diffuse out of plant cells.
• D) The cytoplasm of plant cells would typically contain more solutes than soil water.
• E) Osmosis is the diffusion of water molecules across the plasma membrane of plant cells.

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Understand the role of specific phases in the cell cycle and their genetic material's regulation.

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