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Biology ~ Mr. Croft

Osmosis Worksheet
20 Points
Below are animal cells placed in beakers of various concentrations.
1. Draw an arrow to show which way the water would move by osmosis
2. Fill in any missing percentages (water or solute)
3. Identify the type of solution (isotonic, hypertonic, or hypotonic)

90% H2O 40% H2O 75% H2O

10% 60% 25%
solute solute solute

85% H2O 90% H2O 80% H2O

15% solute 10% solute 20% solute

Hypertonic Hypotonic Hypotonic

45% H2O 90% H2O 50% H2O

55% 10% 50%
solute solute solute

75% H2O 63% H2O 50% H2O

25% solute 37% solute 50% solute

Hypotonic Hypertonic Isotonic

90% H2O 82% H2O 90% H2O

10% 18% 10%
solute solute solute

90% H2O 25% H2O 80% H2O

10% solute 75% solute 20% solute

Isotonic Hypertonic Hypertonic

 90 %H2O 60 % H2O 75% H2O
10% 40% 25 %
solute solute solute

80% H2O 70 % H2O 80% H2O

20% solute 30% solute 20 % solute

Hypertonic Hypotonic Hypotonic

57% H2O 60% H2O 9010%

% H2O
43% 40%
solute solute solute

40% H2O 80% H2O 90 % H2O

60% solute 20 % solute 10% solute

Hypertonic Hypotonic
Isotonic

85 %H2O 61%H2O 90% H2O

15% 39% 10 %
solute solute solute

80% H2O 80 % H2O 35% H2O

20
% solute 20% solute 65% solute

Hypotonic
Hypertonic Hypertonic