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Using your understanding of plant cell structure, explain what you are seeing in the difference between Elodea cells placed in pond water compared with cells that have been submerged in 5% NaCl. 2. Briefly explain how kinetic energy contributes to Brownian motion (the visible or measurable physical movement of all molecules and compounds), and how this helps explain diffusion and osmosis.

Name: using your understanding of plant cell structure explain what you are seeing in the difference between elodea cells placed in pond water compared with cells that have been submerged in 5 nac 08463
Uploaded: 2022-09-30T17:42:40-08:00
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Description: using your understanding of plant cell structure explain what you are seeing in the difference between elodea cells placed in pond water compared with cells that have been submerged in 5 nac 08463

          Using your understanding of plant cell structure, explain
what you are seeing in the difference between Elodea cells placed
in pond water compared with cells that have been submerged in 5%
NaCl.
2. Briefly explain how kinetic energy contributes to Brownian
motion (the visible or measurable physical movement of all
molecules and compounds), and how this helps explain diffusion and
osmosis.

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Biology for AP Courses

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09/30/2022

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This is because the pond water is a hypotonic solution, meaning it has a lower concentration of solutes compared to the cytoplasm of the Elodea cells. As a result, water moves into the cells through osmosis, causing them to swell and become turgid. Show more…

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Using your understanding of plant cell structure, explain what you are seeing in the difference between Elodea cells placed in pond water compared with cells that have been submerged in 5% NaCl. 2. Briefly explain how kinetic energy contributes to Brownian motion (the visible or measurable physical movement of all molecules and compounds), and how this helps explain diffusion and osmosis.