Assignment task:
Our eyes sting when we get very salty water (such as seawater in them. Tears also contain salt, but they do not sting our eyes the way seawater does.
Using the following terms correctly and the concepts we have learned in class, make hypotheses to answer the following question.
Terms to use: - Cells - Osmosis - Hypertonic/Isotonic/Hypotonic (Note: need to use TWO of these.)
- Solutes Question: Why does seawater sting our eyes while our own tears usually do not?