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It's the hypertonic solution. It contains a higher osmole concentration than the fluid present inside the cell "the cytosol" ,so the water inside the cells comes out in order to dilute the hyper-tonic solution in an attempt to make a balance between the two sides of the semipermeable membrane ( The cell membrane is a semipermeable membrane that separate the fluid present inside the cell and that outside it).
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What solution causes a cell membrane to lose water?
A hypertonic solution. That is, a solution with high solute concentration.
What kind of solution causes the cell to shrink?
salt water. this will cause the cell to lose it's water osmotically resulting in it becoming plasmolysedA hypertonic solution
What is the term used to describe the type of solution in which cells will lose water to their environment?
Cells immersed in hypertonic solutions lose water and shrink, or crenate.
What is the term used to describe a type of solution in which cells will lose water to their environment?
Cells immersed in hypertonic solutions lose water and shrink, or crenate.
Cells lose water when placed in which of the following solutions?
A hypertonic solution.
Shrunken cells in a solution are?
The cell lose water in the hypertonic solution, which has higher osmotic pressure.
What type of solution is hypertonic?
Hypertonic solutions cause cells to lose water.
What occurs when cells lose water and shrink?
Plasmolysis occurs when cells lose water and shrink. It refers to the process wherein water is lost in a cell that is placed in a hypertonic solution.
Why does a plant cell lose water by osmosis when put in a concentrated solution?
Not just plant cells, all cells with semi-permeable membranes loose water when placed in a more highly concentrated solution.
Why do roses wilt?
The cells lose water and become flaccid, which in turn causes the entire flower to droop (or 'wilt')
What appearance will red blood cells have when they are placed in 90 percent NaCI?
9% NaCl is a hypertonic saline solution. Red blood cells will appear to shrink as they lose water out of the cell membrane and into the saline solution.
What does plasmolysis explain?
Plasmolysis contraction of the protoplasm in a living cell when water is removed by exosmosis. The process in which cells lose water in a hypertonic solution.
