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A student carries out an experiment to investigate the role passive transport plays in maintaining homeostasis in organisms. For this investigation, the student uses two gummy bear candies to represent animal cells. The student records the mass of each bear. Then, he places one in a beaker filled with distilled water. He places the other in a beaker filled with salt water. After 48 hours, he removes the bears from the beakers and records their masses again. He finds that the mass of the gummy bear in the distilled water significantly increased, while the mass of the gummy bear in the salt water significantly decreased.

Which of the following is the best interpretation of the observations made during the investigation?


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The best interpretation of the observations made during the investigation are ;

  • The gummy bear placed inside the distilled water undergoes Turgidity while
  • The gummy bear placed inside the salt water undergoes Plasmolysis

Although your question lacks some data a general answer within the scope of your question

Plasmolysis is the state of losing water to the surrounding environment by a cell when the cell is placed inside a hypertonic solution while Turgidity is the inflow of water molecules into a cell when the cell is placed inside a hypotonic solution.  

The hypertonic solution in the experiment is the salt water solution therefore the mass of the cell placed in it will be reduced due to the lose of water from the cell into the salt solution and the hypotonic solution is the distilled water solution.

Hence we can conclude that the best interpretation of the observations made during the investigation are The gummy bear placed inside the distilled water undergoes Turgidity while The gummy bear placed inside the salt water undergoes Plasmolysis.

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