JON CHASE:'Plants use osmosis to take in water through their roots. JON CHASE:'The net flow of water into the plant causes the plant cells to expand, 'so that they become turgid, or stiff.
Red blood cells placed in a solution with the same water concentration as their cytoplasm (0.85 per cent salt solution) will not experience an overall change in volume. No osmosis occurs.
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