Types of Osmosis Solutions

What are hypotonic solutions?

Solutions where there is a higher water potential outside the cell than inside the cell.

What are hypertonic solutions?

Solutions where there is a higher water potential inside the cell than outside the cell.

What are isotonic solutions?

Solutions where there is the same water potential both inside and outside the cell.

Explain, in terms of the ratio of water to solute, a hypertonic solution.

There is more solute than there is water.

Explain, in terms of the ratio of water to solute, a hypotonic solution.

There is less solute than there is water.