Question
Biology Question on Transport in Plants
Addition of more solutes in a given solution will:
A
Raise its water potential
B
Lower its water potential.
C
Make its water potential zero
D
Not affect the water potential at all
Answer
Lower its water potential.
Explanation
Solution
By using up some of the potential energy present in water, solutes decrease its water potential, causing it to become negative. When water potential is low, there is less force driving water to move from one area to another.