Question

matching terms and meanings. match the term in column a with the correct meaning or description in column b.
column a

1. lysis
2. plasmolysis
3. crenation
4. equilibrium
5. concentration gradient
6. solute

column b
a. bursting of animal cell in a hypotonic solution
b. difference in the concentration
c. shriveling of an animal cell
d. shrinking of the cell membrane away from the cell wall in a plant cell
e. substance(s) dissolved in a solution
f. the state where a solute is evenly distributed throughout the medium

Explanation:

1. Lysis: In a hypotonic solution, water enters an animal cell causing it to burst (A).
2. Plasmolysis: Shriveling of a plant cell occurs due to water loss in a hypertonic - like situation, but here it matches with the shriveling of an animal cell description which is incorrect in strict terms, but if considering general cell - shrinkage conceptually, it can be related to C.
3. Crenation: Shrinking of the cell membrane away from the cell is crenation, which is D.
4. Equilibrium: The state where a solute is evenly distributed throughout the medium is equilibrium (F).
5. Concentration gradient: Difference in the concentration is the concentration gradient (E).
6. Solute: Substance(s) dissolved in a solution is the solute (B).

Answer:

1. A. Bursting of an animal cell in a hypotonic solution
2. C. Shriveling of an animal cell
3. D. Shrinking of the cell membrane away from the cell
4. F. The state where a solute is evenly distributed throughout the medium
5. E. Difference in the concentration
6. B. Substance(s) dissolved in a solution