What would happen if a plant parenchyma cell is placed in distilled water?

Answer 1

Plant cells will expand and becomes turgid. The rigid cellulose cell wall expands slightly only which prevents it from bursting. This occurs because osmosis takes place. There is higher water potential outside the cell than that inside of the cell sap therefore, causing water to enter. Therefore, as water flows in, the cell presses on the cell wall creating pressure on the cell wall also known as Turgor pressure. This pressure keeps the plant tissues tirgid.

Answer 2

When placed in an hypotonic solution (distilled water) an animal cell will engore itself with the water to the point of brakage. This is because the cell itself is an isotonic (aka: has balances mineral content) and the "mineraless" water will become attracted to the stable solution inside the cell. A diagram can be found somewhere, I suggest looking up cells and hypotonic soutions in Biology.

Answer 3

Since distilled water lacks CO2, the aquarium plant's photosynthetic activity will be stopped.

Answer 4

the plant will not grow as well because distilled water does not have any nutrients for the plant to help it grow!

Answer 5

it will eat some chocolate

Answer 6

It would swell up and rupture.

Answer 7

THE plant grows well in distilled water