In fresh water it will swell in salty one it will shrink
No really. They grow by taking in water through the roots. The potato is where the plant stores energy for new plants. They do not soak up water.
potatoes don't swell up when cooked.
Because they absorb the water they're in - which makes them swell up.
hemolysis
They are called swell sharks because when they see a predator they swell up with water (or maybe oxygen I'm not sure) so that they appear bigger and scare it away.
As the water evaporates it causes the body the to swell up
Osmosis is taking place.
The process of osmosis is occurring.
Yes, the Elodea leaf will swell up if it is kept in 5 percent saline water. It causes its cells to swell, which usually causes it to die.
It will absorb water and swell up.
Turgid cell