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Osmosis is the diffusion of water - and a hypotonic solution means it expands.
a plant cell sap has a lower water potential causing the water to enter the cell - it does not fight osmosis, it works with it.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 16y agoThey essentially react the same way but because plant cells have rigid cell walls the do not rupture (lyse) whereas animal cells will rupture in a hypotonic solution.
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∙ 12y agoit will shrink too.
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∙ 11y agoPlant cell become turgid .
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What is deplasmolysis?
When a plant cell is placed in a hypotonic solution then plant cell gains water by osmosis there is swelling of the contents of the cell away from the cell wall ,this phenomenon is known as deplasmolyzis
What happens to a plant cell if it is place in a hypotonic solution?
Osmosis works for any type of cell. Because of a lower concentration of solute inside the cell then out, the water would rush to where the solute is in an attempt to make it even. It would retain its shape because of its cell wall making it rigid which is absent in animal cells which is prone to swelling and making it burst.
Name of process where water leaves plant cell?
hypertonic osmosis.
What correctly describes the normal tonicity conditions for typical plant and animal cells?
The animal cell is in an isotonic solution, and the plant cell is in a hypotonic solution
What solution causes a cell to swell?
Any solution with more H2O than inside the cell will cause the cell to swell. Animal cells will burst under a lot of pressure, but plant cells will not, due to the presence of a cell well surrounding the cell. In other words, a hypotonic solution will cause a cell to swell, and a hypertonic solution will cause a cell to shrink. Hypo -> hyper
What happens to plant cells when placed in a hypotonic solution?
When a plant cell is placed in an hypotonic solution it becomes swollen and hard. The cell takes in water by osmosis and starts to swell, but the cell wall prevents it from bursting.
What happens to both plant and animal cells when they are placed into a solution that is hypotonic?
Both types of cells will have endo-osmosis and will become turgid
What is deplasmolysis?
When a plant cell is placed in a hypotonic solution then plant cell gains water by osmosis there is swelling of the contents of the cell away from the cell wall ,this phenomenon is known as deplasmolyzis
What happens to a plant cell if it is place in a hypotonic solution?
Osmosis works for any type of cell. Because of a lower concentration of solute inside the cell then out, the water would rush to where the solute is in an attempt to make it even. It would retain its shape because of its cell wall making it rigid which is absent in animal cells which is prone to swelling and making it burst.
What does reverse osmosis do?
When a plant is wilting (which is due to plasmolysis of plant cells caused by diffusion), water it and it would become a hypotonic solution. Water enter plant cells and this increases turgor pressure, enabling plants to be upright.
When plant is place in hypotonic solution?
the plant cell shrinks and this is because concentration is high in the solution and less in plant cell
Name of process where water leaves plant cell?
hypertonic osmosis.
Is D5 0.3 naCl a hypotonic solution?
That depends entirely on what is in this solution. Hypotonic and hypertonic are relative terms to compare to solutions usually serperated by a semi-permeable membrane. Relative to a plant cell or e.g. a red blood cell the named solution of 0.3x10-5M NaCl is hypotonic, but compared to sea water it is hyper. A hypotonic solution contains a lesser concentration of impermeable solutes than the the inside cell. When a cell's cytoplasm is bathed in a hypotonic solution the water will be drawn out of the solution and into the cell by osmosis. If water molecules continue to diffuse into the cell, it will cause the cell to swell, up to the point that lysis (rupture) may occur.
What correctly describes the normal tonicity conditions for typical plant and animal cells?
The animal cell is in an isotonic solution, and the plant cell is in a hypotonic solution
What solution causes a cell to swell?
Any solution with more H2O than inside the cell will cause the cell to swell. Animal cells will burst under a lot of pressure, but plant cells will not, due to the presence of a cell well surrounding the cell. In other words, a hypotonic solution will cause a cell to swell, and a hypertonic solution will cause a cell to shrink. Hypo -> hyper
What type of solution do animal cells prefer?
I believe plant cells prefer a hypotonic solution.
Does osmosis flow in or out of a plant?
In a general sense, osmosis flows into a plant. Provided that osmosis is the diffusion of water molecules that pass through a semipermeable membrane to equalize the overall concentration, there are a few conditions where the plant cells will respond to different forms of solutions; as evident by the cell's ability to gain or lose water.Hypotonic Solution:(hypo-, below)While an animal cell would lyse, or burst, this is the ideal solution for a plant cell. For the reason that the solute concentration in the solution is lower than the cell's solute concentration, where the net flow of water enters the cell.Isotonic Solution:(iso-, same)In an isotonic solution, the cell's volume remains constant. The net flow of water is facilitated, where the rate of water that enters and exits the cell is equal; meaning that the solute concentration of the cell, and the solution is also the same.Hypertonic Solution:(hyper-, above)In contrast to a hypotonic solution, the solution has a higher concentration of solutes, and water exits the cell; a cell may possibly die from dehydration, or plasmolysis, a process where the cell shrivels from the excessive loss of water.To conclude, osmosis is a process that directs the flow of water into regular plant cells, in the same way that a cell placed in a hypotonic solution would inflate, since the water molecules move toward the side of a selectively permeable membrane with a higher solute concentration. Even more, hypotonic, isotonic, and hypertonic solutions are terms used to describe tonicity, cells in relation to their environment that includes the application of osmosis.
