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A plan wilts because of a shortage of water or because there is no water in the central vacuole over a period of time when the plant really needs water.
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While agreeing with the first answer a plant can also wilt if given too much water.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoIt means the plant lost too much water and is drying up.
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∙ 11y agoa wilted plant is a plant that has been drained out, that is, that it has no more moisture or water in them.
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∙ 13y agoThere can be a number of things wrong with the plant including; insufficient amount of water in soil, little to no nutrients in soil, too much or too little sunlight, humidity, temperature.
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∙ 9y agoA plant becomes wilted because it is dying. The plant is not getting the nutrients that it needs from the sun and water.
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When water is lost from a plant why does the plant look wilted?
Excess transpiration causes the plant to lose turgor pressure, which causes the cell membrane to pull away from the plant's cell walls, making it look wilted.
What describes the cells of a wilted plant?
the central vacuoles contain little water
Do the cells of a wilted plant have turgor pressure that is too high or too low?
Because water has moved out of the vacuoles, the pressure is not enough to hold the plant's leaves erect.
When does loss of turgor happen?
Turgor would be lost when a plant loses water. Salt water can cause water to move out of plant cells and the plant would wilt.
What is a real life example of osmosis?
for animal cells one would be when ur skin gets wrinkly after being in water for long periods of time and for plant cells one would be when a plant gets wilted.
How does osmosis happen in plant cells?
In a wilted plant- the wilted plant becomes firm again.
What is a wilted?
a wilted plant is a plant that has been drained out, that is, that it has no more moisture or water in them.
Which describes the cells of a wilted plant?
The central vacuoles contain little water in the wilted plant.
How does a wilted plant drink?
It takes in water by osmosis. This is why a wilted plant or even a wilted stalk of celery will become firm again if given water.
Why does a plant look wilted?
No water or no sunlight
How does a Wilted plant drink water?
It takes in water by osmosis. This is why a wilted plant or even a wilted stalk of celery will become firm again if given water.
How do you know a plant died?
When a plant becomes wilted, it shows it isdead.
Does a wilted plant go through photosynthesis?
In wilted plants the stomata are closed and water becomes a limiting factor hence there will be no photosynthesis.
What happens you water a wilted plant?
It might come back to life, but it depends on the kind of plant.
When water is lost from a plant why does the plant look wilted?
Excess transpiration causes the plant to lose turgor pressure, which causes the cell membrane to pull away from the plant's cell walls, making it look wilted.
What happens when wilted plant is watered?
Nothing it just stays dead. HeHe
What do you expect to see when you view the cells of a wilted plant under a microscope?
chloroplast
