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What effects could osmosis have on cells if more solute inside cell?
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∙ 12y ago
If it is an animal cell, it will swell and eventually burst. This is because there will be a net movement of water into the cell. If it is a plant cell, the cell wall will prevent it from bursting, but it will still swell.
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∙ 14y agoit could dry out the cell. If there is more water out side of the cell, then the water will travel to the lower concentrated water.
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∙ 9y agoIt can do so only if the material being absorbed is harmful, of if something goes wrong with the process itself. Osmosis is the cell's basic method for giving and receiving materials.
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Importance of knowing the concentration of solute and solvent in the cell?
By knowing the concentrations of solute and solvent on the inside and outside of a cell, the direction of osmosis and the result of the cell can be predicted. Solutions on the outside of a cell can be described based on how they affect the cell.
What is the only substance that undergo osmosis?
It is water. Water can move from a region of high solute concentration to a region of low solute concentrations. Osmosis is a passive process and no energy is required.There are many things that undergo osmosis. For example- resins, cells etc.
Do cells of your body burst due to osmosis inside our cell?
yes if it absorbs enough water
What will happen to decalcified eggs when placed into a hypertonic solution?
This is answered in dot point form because this is the best way to answer your questions in VCE biology -A decalcified egg that is placed in a hypertonic solution will mean that the solute concentration outside of the egg is higher than the solute concentration in the egg cells -This means that due to the solute not being able to move through the semi-permeable membrane, osmosis will take place -Water molecules will move out of the egg to equalize the concentration of the solute outside of the cells and the solute concentration within the cells -Therefore, this will cause a decrease in the mass of the decalcified egg (the more hypertonic a solution is that the decalcified egg is placed into, the greater the percentage of mass loss there will be due to the increase in osmosis) Hope this helped ^-^
What is the bursting of red blood cells due to osmosis?
The bursting of cells due to osmosis is known as cytolysis
Are two cells with identical solute concentrations isotonic to each other?
Two cells with identical solute concentrations are isotomic to each other is true when it comes to osmosis. Osmosis also obeys the laws of diffusion.
Importance of knowing the concentration of solute and solvent in the cell?
By knowing the concentrations of solute and solvent on the inside and outside of a cell, the direction of osmosis and the result of the cell can be predicted. Solutions on the outside of a cell can be described based on how they affect the cell.
What is the only substance that undergo osmosis?
It is water. Water can move from a region of high solute concentration to a region of low solute concentrations. Osmosis is a passive process and no energy is required.There are many things that undergo osmosis. For example- resins, cells etc.
What is the substance that undergoes osmosis?
It is water. Water can move from a region of high solute concentration to a region of low solute concentrations. Osmosis is a passive process and no energy is required.There are many things that undergo osmosis. For example- resins, cells etc.
Why is free water concentration the driving force in osmosis?
osmosis is the diffusion of water. In diffusion, substances move from an area of high concentration to and area of lower concentration, or from a hypotonic solution to a hypertonic solution. Free water concentration just refers to the concentration of solute in a solution (in osmosis, water). If the concentration of solute is higher outside of a cell bits of solute will move towards the area of lower concentration: inside the cell. If the concentration of solute is higher within the cell then some solute will leave the cell. Cells "want" to be isotonic, or to have equal amounts of solute both inside and out. When a cell reaches an isotonic state it wants to stay that way, so the water moves across the membrane at the same rate. Hope that helps! Source: AP bio student
How do non-marine organisms prevent osmosis from swelling up and busrting their cells?
It depends on the organism. Osmosis can be prevented by the cells if the concentration of solute inside the cell is the same as that of the concentration outside the cell. There is no "perfect" way to prevent osmosis apart from cell walls; even marine organisms can swell up and burst if you place them in a concentration that is different from their normal surroundings. Take saltwater aquarium fish for example.
Why use onions in a demonstration of osmosis?
Because onions have relatively large cells that are easy to prepare for use under a microscope, so that the effects of osmosis on these cells can easily be observed.
What are the differences between diffusion and osmosis?
Osmosis is the movement of a solvent (water) into a cell where the concentration of a solute is higher, the lower concentration of solute being outside the root cells. Diffusion involves the spreading of a solute from areas of higher concentrations to areas of lower concentration within a solvent.Osmosis is made possible by a semi-permeable membrane which allows the solvent in, instead of allowing the solute out.
What is difference between osmosis and deffusion?
Osmosis is the movement of a solvent (water) into a cell where the concentration of a solute is higher, the lower concentration of solute being outside the root cells. Diffusion involves the spreading of a solute from areas of higher concentrations to areas of lower concentration within a solvent.Osmosis is made possible by a semi-permeable membrane which allows the solvent in, instead of allowing the solute out.
What is the osmosis in human cells?
osmosis in human cells
What are 2 examples of osmosis?
Osmosis in plant cells. (water moves into plant cells by osmosis). Osmosis in animal cells. (water also diffuses in and out of animal cells by osmosis). Hope this answers your question.
When water diffuses in and out of a cell it is called?
in, this is called osmosis. it is a form of passive transport driven by the higher solute concentration inside the cell than outside. it requires no energy to run.out, this is called reverse osmosis. it is a form of active transport driven by higher pressure inside the cell than outside. it requires energy to create and maintain the pressure difference. living cells do not use this, instead they use a form of active transport involving pore pumpsembedded in the membrane to remove excess water and other undesired chemicals from the cell.
