Potato cylinders lose no mass in 0.3 mol dm⁻³ sucrose. This means

  1. the potato cells burst
  2. the potato tissue has the same water potential as 0.3 mol dm⁻³ sucrose
  3. sucrose entered the cells
  4. the potato has no water
Answer

B) the potato tissue has the same water potential as 0.3 mol dm⁻³ sucrose

No net movement = equal water potential. AS & A Level Biology · Topic 4 Cell Membranes and Transport · 4.2 Movement into and out of cells

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