Question

1. make a claim about the water potential of the potato. provide evidence and reasoning to support your claim. claim · the water potential of the potato is greater than of the 0.2 m nacl solution. evidence b reasoning · a 0.2 m nacl solution is hypertonic with the potato cells. · a 0.2 m nacl solution is isotonic with the potato cells. · a 0.2 m nacl solution is hypotonic with the potato cells. reset submit answer

Explanation:

The claim states the potato's water potential is greater than the 0.2 M NaCl solution. When a cell has higher water potential than its surrounding solution, water moves out of the cell, meaning the solution is hypertonic (lower water potential, higher solute concentration) relative to the cell. This matches the claim, so the correct evidence is that the 0.2 M NaCl solution is hypertonic to potato cells.

Answer:

• Claim: The water potential of the Potato is greater than of the 0.2 M NaCl solution.
• Evidence: A 0.2 M NaCl solution is hypertonic with the Potato cells.
• Reasoning: A solution with lower water potential (hypertonic) will cause water to move out of cells with higher water potential. Since the potato has higher water potential than the 0.2 M NaCl solution, the solution is hypertonic to the potato cells, consistent with the claim.