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To keep from bursting and dying what must a Paramecium do in a hypotonic environment?
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∙ 15y ago
A Paramecium has a plasma membrane that is much less permeable to water than other membranes of most cells. The Paramecium cell is also equipped with a contractile vacuole, an organelle that functions to force water out of the cell as fast as it enters by osmosis.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe paramecium must pump water out of the cell.
The reason for this is osmosis. This is the movement of water across a cell membrane into the stronger of two solutions (the one with the higher total concentration of solutes). This stronger solution is said to be hypertonic; the weaker solution is hypotonic.
In a hypotonic environment, such as fresh water, water continuously enter a paramecium by osmosis, and a contractile vacuole collects it and pumps it out.
To see a picture of a contractile vacuole, visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contractile_vacuole
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∙ 11y agoparamecium prefer hypotonic because the water will diffuse into the paramecium cell and help it to keep it plump and structured. Also paramecium are single celled organisms that live in ponds so it would make sense that it would want more water. Also plant cells live in a hypotonic enviroment. Red blood cells prefer isotonic if you wanted to know :)
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∙ 13y agoit uses it's contractile vacuole, which can bring water in or force it out
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∙ 14y agoThey will have to constantly be pushing water out by using the vacuole organelle.
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∙ 11y agoThrough osmoregulation where it prevents itself from shrinking by holding in water
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∙ 12y agoNo , Paramecium is not a solution .
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