Topic 34Biology

D2.3 Water potential

Water potential combines solute and pressure components; osmotic movement of water across cell membranes in animals (haemolysis/crenation) and plants (turgor/plasmolysis).

Practice questions

Solvation and osmosisSign up

Water potential · Net water movement

30 min

Animal cells and tonicitySign up

Hypo-, hyper-, isotonic solutions · Haemolysis and crenation

30 min

Plant cells, turgor and plasmolysisSign up

Cell wall and turgor pressure · Plasmolysis

30 min