How does osmosis affect plants?

Answer 1

Plant absorbs water from the earth through the process of osmosis. The outermost cells of plants are able to absorb water through their semi-permeable cell membrane. Then this water moves up the Plant through Vascular tissues by diffusion.

Answer 2

osmosis is a natural physical process in which water (i.e. molecules of water) moves across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration so as to maintain equilibrium. it's sort of like diffusion, except only for solutes, or more specifically, water. plants need osmosis because through osmosis, they get their water. now, since osmosis stops when there's equilibrium (balance of water content in the soil and the plant).

this usually takes place in the roots of the plant. i bet you already knew this. anyway, root cells have more vacuoles. vacuoles are where water is stored in cells. sometimes though, osmosis could harm the plant. luckily, the cell walls prevent this from happening.

when the vacuole expands too much due to a high concentration of water inside theplant cell, the cell itself becomes bigger too. however, the cell wall prevents the plant cell from becoming too big because of its rigidity. hence, the vacuole has no more room to expand further and as a result, cannot take in more water. this ensures that the plant cell only gets the amount of water it truly needs.

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Answer 3

osmosis is important to plants because it is the way th plant gets water through its leaves and root hair cells

Answer 4

It's used to maintain the concentration of cell cytoplasm, extracellular fluid and mucus.

Answer 5

by helping them grow into strong plants

ex:water,food,fiber

Answer 6

1. it passages water from high water potential to low water potential through a semi-permeable membrane

2. it helps plant stand up straight in the sunlight

Answer 7

Osmosis maintains turgidity in the cells so as to make them grow

Answer 8

by giving the plants water