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Importance of knowing the concentration of solute and solvent in the cell?
By knowing the concentrations of solute and solvent on the inside and outside of a cell, the direction of osmosis and the result of the cell can be predicted. Solutions on the outside of a cell can be described based on how they affect the cell.
When can 2 solutions not be isotonic?
2 solutions cannot be isotonic when the cell membrane is non-permeable to the solute inside the cell. The solution outside the cell has to be fresh water 0% solute and 100% water
How will the cell maintain homeostasis if it is hypertonic?
Part of the cell that functions to maintain homeostasis relative to the cell's passage of large molecules and particles to an area outside the cell.
The process thaty causes water to flow into contractile vacuoles?
in fresh water the concentration of solute (particles and ions in water) is lower than that inside the cell. through the process of osmosis, water moves into the cell to equalize the concentration. the water must then be pumped out, so that the cell doesn't burst. in salt water there is less or no difference in solute concentrations inside and outside the cell, and no need to pump water out.
Which term refers to a cell that has more solute on the inside than on the outside?
not hypertonic solution
Which description represents the effect of osmosis on a plant cell when the concentration of particles is greater inside the cell than outside?
If the concentration of solute is greater inside than outside the cell then the cell then water will rush into the cell to bind to the solute and the cell will swell. A hypotonic condition.
What is the difference between osmolarity and tonicity?
Tonicity refers to the relative concentration of solute particles inside a cell, with respect to the concentration outside the cell. Osmolarity refers to the movement of water from the inside to the outside of a cell, and vice versa
The cells interior is concidered isotonic to the surrounding fluid when?
the solute concentrations are the same within and outside the cell.
What is a cell in when solute concentrations inside and outside the cell are equal?
Isotonic.
A cell is in what when solute concentration inside and outside the cell are equal?
Isotonic.
A cell is in when solute concentration inside and outside the cell are equal?
Isotonic.
What does hypertonic mean in a cell?
Hyper tonic means when one part of a cell has a higher activity of fluids from the higher chance of solute
What is the difference between hypo and hypertonic?
Hypo- tonic is a state in which the amount of solute (essentailly ions) inside a cell is less than the amount of solute outside a cell. In this situation a cell will take in water in order to take in more solute and eventually reach a state of equilibrium, or isotonic. Hyper- tonic is a state in which the amount of solute inside a cell is more than the amount outside the cell. The cell will lose water in this case in an effort to remove more ions and reach a state of ion concentration equal with the environment.
Importance of knowing the concentration of solute and solvent in the cell?
By knowing the concentrations of solute and solvent on the inside and outside of a cell, the direction of osmosis and the result of the cell can be predicted. Solutions on the outside of a cell can be described based on how they affect the cell.
Why is water hypotonic to a cell?
this is because the cell has more solute than the water causeing the water from the outside flow into the cell.
What is the material found outside the cell?
Extracellular material is found outside of the cell.
The transport of molecules of a particular solute from inside an animal cell across the cell membrane to the extracellular fluid always requires energy when?
the concentration of the solute is lower inside the cell than outside it
