Osmosis AS Biology cell states
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- Created on: 02-11-11 18:06
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Osmosis
is the net movement of water from and area of high water potential to an area of lower water potential through a partially permeable membrane
Solute potential
this is what the concentration of dissolved substances is called and it is always negative as the water potential of pure water is 0 it is a measure of the reduction in water potential due to there being solutes in the water
Pressure Potential
when thee cell wall starts to become stretched it starts to try to stop swelling by resisting the water which is coming into the cell and as this develops you get pressure potential and in most cases this value is positive
a quick sum for you
water potential…
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