A Typical Bacterial Cell Has a Salt Concentration of About

question 58

Multiple Choice

A typical bacterial cell has a salt concentration of about 1%. If the cell is placed in a solution containing 10% salt,the net flow of water will be _____.

• A)out of the cell
• B)into the cell
• C)equally in and out of the cell
• D)none of the above since water doesn't cross bacterial cell membranes

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Definitions:

Event

An occurrence or happening, particularly one of significance, that can be distinctly identified in time and space.

Probability

The quantification of the chances that a specific event will take place.

Disjunction

A logical operation that yields truth if at least one of its operands is true; often represented by the word "or".

Negation

The logical operation that inverts the truth value of a statement or proposition.