As a scientist you perform an experiment in which you create an artificial cell with a selectively permeable membrane through which only water can pass.You put a 5M solution of glucose into the cell and you place that into a beaker of water.What observations do you expect to see?

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Since the cell has a selectively permeable membrane that only allows water to pass through, and the surrounding beaker has water, water will move from the region of higher concentration (the beaker) to the region of lower concentration (the cell), causing the cell to gain weight. The glucose solution inside the cell will not be able to pass through the membrane, so there will be no movement of glucose in or out of the cell. Therefore, the best choice is D.

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