Question

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the diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane is called osmosis. which description represents the effects of osmosis on a plant cell when the concentration of sugar particles is greater inside the cell than outside?
water is blocked from moving into or out of the cell, and cell size remains the same.
water moves into and out of the cell at equal rates, and cell size remains the same.
water diffuses out of the cell, and the cell shrinks.
water diffuses into the cell, and the cell swells.

Explanation:

Osmosis is the movement of water from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration across a selectively - permeable membrane. When the sugar particle concentration is greater inside the plant cell than outside, the outside environment is hypotonic relative to the inside of the cell. So, water will move into the cell.

Answer:

Water diffuses into the cell, and the cell swells.