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What would happen if cell membrane had too much water?
the cell membran will get harder
What will happen when water moves into a animal cell?
If too much water moves into an animal cell, the cell will grow large and eventually burst. This is not life-threatening though, in fact that's the reason you sometimes have wrinkly fingers after you've taken a long shower or bath.
Why does water need to be transported OUT of an animal cell?
Either because there is too much water inside the cell or wastes need removed.
What is the ideal osmotic environment for an animal cell?
The ideal osmotic environment for an animal cell is isotonic, where the concentration of solutes inside the cell is the same as outside the cell. This prevents the cell from taking in too much water (bursting) or losing too much water (shriveling).
Why is turgor pressure not a characteristic of animal cells?
Animal cells do not have cell walls (as in the case of plant cells). When they absorb too much water, they will not build up turgor pressure but lyse (burst). This is because there is no cell wall to oppose water from entering the animal cell.
Can animal cells undergo plasmolysis?
Animal cells undergo lysis, and plant cells undergo plasmolysis. Lysis occurs when a plant cell explodes due to too much pressure on the inside, and plasmolysis occurs when the vacuole of a plant cell shrinks away from the cell wall due to lack of water.
What does animal cell have that a plant cell does not?
An animal cell has lysosomes. That's pretty much it.
What will happen if an animal cell is placed in a beaker of distilled water?
It bursts. Why? First of all, osmosis: the diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of higher waterconcentration to lower water concentration. (OR low solute concentration to high solute concentration.) Distilled water is referred to as a hypotonic solution (You should double check that) and when water enters the cell, it begins to swell and eventually bursts. Thing is, with plant cells-they have cell walls. So with turgor pressure and the such the plant becomes turgid, but with animal cells, the cell membrane is really thin. So because there is such low water concentration in the animal cell, water rushes in, trying to balance everything out. But the cell membrane is very thin, and well, it bursts because it can only take so much. This happens with distilled water because there is no concentration in the water at all, and there is so much water concentration compared to the inside of the animal cell. Hope it helps:)
What might happen if too much water moved into a cell?
If too much water moves into a cell, it could cause the cell to swell and possibly burst. This is known as lysis and can ultimately lead to cell damage or death.
What organelle is found in plant but not animal cell?
chloroplast and cell walls, are not in animal cells plants have much bigger vacuoles to store water plant cells do not have lysosomes or centrioles animal cells do
How can a cell explode?
A cell can explode if there is a disruption in its osmotic balance, causing it to take in too much water and burst. This can happen if the cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, causing water to rush into the cell, leading to swelling and eventually bursting.
What might happen if too much water moved out of the cell?
You would dehydrate, and most likely be very ill or die.
