How do chloroplasts and mitochondria absorb water?
How do chloroplasts and mitochondria absorb water from the surrounding cell cytoplasm?
Process of Water Absorption
Osmosis in Chloroplasts and Mitochondria
Both chloroplasts and mitochondria continuously take up water from the surrounding cell cytoplasm through a process known as osmosis. Osmosis is the movement of water from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration, across a semipermeable membrane. In this context, both organelles must have a higher solute concentration than the surrounding cytoplasm, causing water to be drawn into them continuously.