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Chapter 5 Worksheet for Case Study in the Process of Science #2
How Does Osmosis Affect Cells?
Instructions
1. Go to www.campbellbiology.com or the Essential Biology student CDROM.
2. Select Chapter 5 from the pulldown menu.
3. On the left, click on "Case Studies in the Process of Science."
4. Click on "How Does Osmosis Affect Cells?"
5. Read the text in the upper right, and follow the instructions. Instead of typing your
Lab Notebook
Enter "Yes" or "No"
Distilled Water 3X Saline
Induces turgor in plant cell.
Induces turgor in animal
cell.
Makes plant cell pull away
from cell wall.
Makes plant cell lyse.
Makes animal cell lyse.
Makes animal cell shrivel.
Lab Report
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1. Explain the different outcomes of adding distilled water to the plant and animal cells.
2. Which conditions best model the effects of drought on plant cells? Please explain your
answer.
3. Hypothesize why plants grow better when the water surrounding their cells is slightly
hypotonic to the cell.
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