Pre-lab questions 1. what is the water potential of an open beaker containing pure water?

The correct answer would be zero.

Water potential measures the tendency of water to move from one area to another.

It is denoted by the symbol ψ.

It is determined by two main factors:

Solute potential (ψs):  It is determined by solute concentration.

Pressure potential (ψp): The pressure exerted on a solution. It can be negative or positive.

ψ = ψs + ψp

Thus, in an open container, the water potential of pure water would be zero as pure water does not contain any solute (that is, ψs = 0) and pressure potential is zero (ψp = 0) in an open container.

it is a learned trait

explanation:

the principle of segregation describes how pairs of gene variants are separated into reproductive cells. from his data, mendel formulated the principle of segregation. we now know that the segregation of genes occurs during meiosis in eukaryotes, which is a process that produces reproductive cells called gametes.