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Question

Imagine that an amobea is placed in a solution of salty water. The concentration of salt in in the solution is greater than the salt concentration of the amobea's watery cytoplasm. What will happen,and why? Be sure to use the proper science terms to communicate your understanding.




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Answer 1

The amobea will shrivel and die. Osmosis causes solutions to find equalibriam by moving from places of high concentration to low conetration. Because the solution of saline in the water is high there is a lower concentration of free H2O that that in the cytoplasm of the amobea; thus the H20 from within the amobea will move, throgh the membranous cell wall trying to create a balance where both bodies (saline solution and cytoplasm) have equal parts sodium and H2O

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Answer 2

If two solutions of different concentration are separated by a semi-permeable membrane then the solvent will tend to diffuse across the membrane from the less concentrated to the more concentrated solution. This process is called Osmosis. Osmosis is important in biological processes where the solvent is water. The transport of water and other molecules across biological membranes is essential to many processes in living organisms. The energy which drives the process is usually discussed in terms of osmotic pressure. So teh Ameoba's cytoplasm wll be filled with the solution witht the salt concentration and it will not survive. This is because the water will dry up from the salt concentration.

Answer 3

AMOEBA IS A MICROORGANISM.

Many microorganisms cannot live in an overly salty environment: water is drawn out of their cells by osmosis. For this reason salt is used to preserve some foods, such as smoked bacon or fish. It has also been used to disinfect wounds. In medieval times salt would be rubbed into household surfaces as a cleansing agent.

Osmosis is an important topic in biology because it provides the primary means by which water is transported into and out of cells.

In concentrated solutions, water is sucked out of the cell by osmosis and the cell shrinks.

Answer 4

In a situation like this, the water will most likely move out of the amoeba to dilute the concentration of the surrounding water. This is a process called Osmosis. Osmosis is defined as...

"The movement of water from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration through a semi-permeable membrane"

The amoeba in the experiment will eventually shrivel up due to loss of water.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Water always follows salt. From lesser concentration to higher. OSMOSIS

Answer 7

The amoeba will lose water through osmosis into the medium and shrink.

Answer 8

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the amobea will die!

Answer 9

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Answer 10

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