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What are two methods cells use to withstand hypotonic environments?
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Plant cells have rigid cell walls that prevent bursting. The pressure of the cytoplasm against the cell wall keeps the plant from wilting and losing its shape. This pressure is called turgor pressure
Some protists (such as Paramecium) counteract hypotonicity with the use of contractile vacuoles that pump water rapidly out of the cell.
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Which part of the cell provides resistance to microbes to withstand hypotonic external media without bursting?
Cell walls permit the cells of plants, fungi, and bacteria to withstand very dilute (hypo tonic) external media without bursting. # . :)
What is hypotonic urine?
Hypotonic urine is when the water outside the cells are trying to get inside the cells in the blastoids of the indicrine system
Why does most bacteria prosper in hypotonic environments?
the increase in cell volume is controlled by the mechanical resistance of the cell wall. Walled bacteria can therefore withstand a lot harsher environments than 'naked' mammalian cells, for example. Certain organisms have adapted to living in extremely hypertonic environments - they compensate for volume loss by e.g. creating gas bubbles in the hytoplasm, increasing concentration of protective substances (e.g. sugars, etc.) and so forth. Last edited bykiekyonon Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:59 pm, edited 3 times in total.
What environment do most plant cells live in?
hypotonic
What is a hypotonic solution?
A hypotonic solution is a solution with a lower salt concentration than in normal cells of the body and the blood.
What is hypotonic cell?
Hypotonic cells are cells that have been exposed to hypotonic solutions. These solutions cause cells to plumb as they fill with the solution.
Which part of the cell provides resistance to microbes to withstand hypotonic external media without bursting?
Cell walls permit the cells of plants, fungi, and bacteria to withstand very dilute (hypo tonic) external media without bursting. # . :)
What is hypotonic urine?
Hypotonic urine is when the water outside the cells are trying to get inside the cells in the blastoids of the indicrine system
Is 10 percent NaCl hypertonic or hypotonic to red blood cells?
It is hypotonic.
What can happen to animal cells when placed in a hypotonic solution explain?
What can happen to animal cells when placed in a hypotonic solution explain
Why does most bacteria prosper in hypotonic environments?
the increase in cell volume is controlled by the mechanical resistance of the cell wall. Walled bacteria can therefore withstand a lot harsher environments than 'naked' mammalian cells, for example. Certain organisms have adapted to living in extremely hypertonic environments - they compensate for volume loss by e.g. creating gas bubbles in the hytoplasm, increasing concentration of protective substances (e.g. sugars, etc.) and so forth. Last edited bykiekyonon Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:59 pm, edited 3 times in total.
Effect of hypotonic?
A hypotonic solution (meaning the salt concentration is lower outside the cell than it is on the inside) will effectively burst your cells due to the water rushing in to diffuse in the salt in your cells.
What happen to the cells in hypotonic solution?
Gains water
What environment do most plant cells live in?
hypotonic
What is a hypotonic solution?
A hypotonic solution is a solution with a lower salt concentration than in normal cells of the body and the blood.
When placed in a hypotonic solution what will happen to the cell?
If cells are placed in a hypotonic solution the cells gain water. The hypotonic solution has lower solute concentration then the cell's cytoplasm so the water will enter via osmosis.
How do hypotonic solutions rehydrate cells?
A hypotonic solution contains less solutes than the cell, and so water will be drawn into the cell by osmosis.
