If the concentration of glucose in the water outside of a cell is higher than the concentration inside
A) water will tend to enter the cell by osmosis.
B) water will tend to leave the cell by osmosis.
C) glucose will tend to enter the cell by osmosis.
D) glucose will tend to leave the cell by osmosis.
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Osmosis is the movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane from an area of higher water concentration to an area of lower water concentration. In this case, the concentration of glucose is higher outside of the cell than inside, so the water will tend to move from an area of higher concentration (inside the cell) to an area of lower concentration (outside the cell) to balance the concentrations of solutes (the glucose) on either side of the membrane. Therefore, water will tend to leave the cell by osmosis.

If the Concentration of Glucose in the Water Outside of a Cell