The purpose of this experiment was to understand osmosis, however, the deeper importance was that it could be compared to a real cell in our body. The egg in this lab can represent a red blood cell. When cells such as red blood cells are placed in pure water, water enters them through osmosis and they swell up. If this continues for a long period of time, they have a great chance of bursting. On the other hand, when cells are placed in a lower concentrated solution, water leaves them through osmosis and they are unable to function (BBC). For example, since saltwater from the ocean is hypertonic to the cells of the human body, drinking it will dehydrate body tissues (“Osmosis - Real-life Applications”). This is very important to us because we
