Consider a living plant cell in a living leaf that has higher water potential than the fluids surrounding the cell. What would happen to the water?
a. There would be no net flow of water into or out of the cell.
b. There would be a gain of water by the cell only if the cell's pressure potential is low enough.
c. There would be a net flow of water out of the cell.
d. There would be a gain of water by the cell only if the cell's pressure potential is high enough.
Answer: c. There would be a net flow of water out of the cell.
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