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What happens when there is a higher concentration of water outside the cell than inside the cell?
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∙ 11y ago
Water moves into the cell by osmosis along the concentration gradient until the two gradients are equal.
The result is that the volume inside the cell increases, causing the cell to swell.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 15y agoIt depends on the conditions.
In a hypertonic solution, a higher concentration of water is inside of the cell. The outside of the cell has more salt concentration than inside the cell. The cell tries to compensate for the higher concentration of salt outside of the cell, so water from inside flows back outside in order to dilute the salt.
In a hypotonic solution, a higher concentration of water is outside the cell, and a higher concentration of salt is inside of the cell. Because more salt is inside the cell, water flows in.
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∙ 13y agoalthough water can be outside of a cell, an organell called the vacuole stores water inside the cell.
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∙ 12y agowater runs outside the cells. they are so small to, if water was in them, it wouldn't do anything. since it has no purpose, the human body doesn't do it
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∙ 14y agoYes, through osmosis
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∙ 13y agohypotonic solution
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∙ 11y agoOsmosis
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The inside of cells have a higher concentration of what?
The inside of cells have a higher concentration of Potassium. But there's a higher concentration of Sodium outside the cell.
Will osmosis cause thisIf the concentration of glucose in the water outside of a cell is higher than the concentration inside?
When the concentration of the glucose in the water outside the cell is higher than the concentration inside, the water will then have a tendency to leave the cell. The process of the water leaving the cell will be by osmosis.
When is a substance most likely to diffuse into a cell?
If there is the concentration of substance inside the cell is lesser than outside and cell membrane is permeable to the substance.
What happens when the Paramecium gets close to the salt?
The water outside the paramecium has a higher salt concentration than the inside of the paramecium. Therefore, due to osmosis, the water inside the paramecium will move to the outside and dry out. It's the same thing happens when you put salt on a slug.
What kind of environments causes water to enter or leave the cell?
Water Movement across a cell membrane is called Osmosis. And it is dependent on the concentration of ions on each side of the cell membrane. If the concentration is higher on the inside of the cell water rushes in to dilute the ion concentration and get it to equal the outside concentration of ions and this is called hypotonic. If the concentration is higher outside the cell water will rush out of the cell to help dilute the concentration outside the cell and get the two concentrations to become equal and is called hypertonic. If the concentration is equal in both outside and inside the cell there will be no water movement and is called isotonic. Osmosis
The inside of cells have a higher concentration of what?
The inside of cells have a higher concentration of Potassium. But there's a higher concentration of Sodium outside the cell.
Which ions electrical charges oppose the direction of movement that is caused by their concentration gradient?
Any ion that is positive but has a higher concentration inside the cell or is negative and has a higher concentration outside the cell. Any ion that is positive but has a higher concentration inside the cell or is negative and has a higher concentration outside the cell.
What best describes the Na and K concentrations across a neuron's plasma membrane?
The Na concentration is higher outside of the neuron's plasma membrane, while the K concentration is higher inside the neuron's plasma membrane. This creates an electrochemical gradient that allows for the generation and transmission of electrical signals in neurons.
What takes place during osmosis?
Osmosis is the movement of water form its higher concentration to lower concentration through a semi permeable membrane. In it water can move from inside to outside or outside to inside.
Which describes the ion concentrations inside and outside of a neuron?
The sodium ion concentration is higher on the outside of the cell and potassium ion concentration is higher on the inside of the cell
What role did diffusion play in the changes you observed?
Before diffusion there is a higher concentration of oxygen molecules outside the cell than inside the cell. After diffusion the concentration of oxygen molecules is the same outside and inside the cell.
Will osmosis cause thisIf the concentration of glucose in the water outside of a cell is higher than the concentration inside?
When the concentration of the glucose in the water outside the cell is higher than the concentration inside, the water will then have a tendency to leave the cell. The process of the water leaving the cell will be by osmosis.
A solution in which the salt concentration inside the cell is higher than outside the cell is known as?
hypertonic :D
When is a substance most likely to diffuse into a cell?
If there is the concentration of substance inside the cell is lesser than outside and cell membrane is permeable to the substance.
When a resting nerve fiber is polarized sodium and potassium ions is higher on the inside of its membrane?
A resting nerve fiber is polarized because the concentration ofNa+ is higher on the outside and K+ is higher on the inside.
Movement of sodium ions from a region of lower concentration inside a cell toward a region of higher concentration outside the cell is accomplished by?
active transport
What happens to a cell that is place in a hypertonic solution?
water will move from a high H2O concentration inside the cell, to a low H2O concentration outside the cell.
