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1: being in a state of distension : swollen, tumid ; especially : exhibiting turgor 2: excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic, pompous — tur·gid·i·ty \ˌtər-ˈji-də-tē\ noun — tur·gid·ly \ˈtər-jəd-lē\ adverb — tur·gid·ness noun
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agoturgid = swollen
There is a limit to the amount of water that can enter the cell. The cell reaches this limit when the osmotic pressure attracting water into the vacuole is countered by the inward mechanical pressure exerted by the cell wall.
A turgid cell is a plant cell whose vacuole contains the maximum amount of water. The water has entered by osmosis, because the vacuole is hypertonic to the solution outside the cell.
Animal cells can swell so much from water that they burst, but plant cells avoid bursting thanks to their cell wall.
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∙ 11y agoTurgidity in plants are usually caused when a plant is kept in a high water potential liquid. Osmosis occurs and the water molecules from a higher region pass to the lower concentration. So the water enters in plant cell and its vacuole enlarges but is stopped from over expanding by cell wall. This creates a pressure in a plant cell it is called turgic pressure.
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∙ 14y agoPlant that has a sufficient amount of water. Oppose is wilted.
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∙ 6y agoIt means the cell is fully hydrated
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Which cells can be turgid and why?
Plant cells are the cells that can be turgid, because animal cells would burst.
In which of the following would there be the greatest need for osmoregulation?
Plant Cells need hypotonic enviroment in order to stay turgid because Plant cells wither in an isotonic solution because there must be an inflow of water into the cells for the plant cell to stay turgid against its cell wall.
What the plant cells called that absorb water and swell up by absorbing water?
Turgid cell
When you cut into most active plant tissue water appears almost immediately because plant cells are?
I think the word you are looking for is 'turgid'
Does being turgid provide support for root hair cell?
Yes, when a cell is turgid it means that it is full of solvent, or in this case water, and provides for support. Plant cells have central vacuoles that are meant to store water and provide for the plant's support -- when a plant is droopy, it means that the plant isn't receiving enough water and its cells' central vacuoles are deprived of water, therefore unable to provide structural support. I can assume that this is the same for root hair cells. The opposite of a cell being turgid (meaning hard and full) is a cell being flaccid (empty, weak, flingy). The latter would not provide ANY support for the root hair cells, so my final answer is yes, being turgid does provide support for root hair cells.
Which cells can be turgid and why?
Plant cells are the cells that can be turgid, because animal cells would burst.
Why is cell turgidity usefyl to plant?
Turgid plant cells mean that the organism has more than enough water, and this causes the cells to be in a hypotonic state. Plants that have enough water are generally healthier, and the turgid cells support the plant better. Furthermore, studies have shown that plant cells perform the best in a hypotonic state.
What does it mean if plant cell is turgid?
If a plant cell is turgid it is swollen, distended, congested or stiff
What is the importance of makes the plant cells turgid?
If it's a plant cell it needs good, fully-functioning palisade cells to let water flow in and out. A plant cell needs to be turgid so that the plant have a support and structure.
What is happening at the cellular level when a wilted plant is watered?
The plant cells are absorbing water and will become turgid again.
What does it mean if a plant cell is?
If a plant cell is turgid it is swollen, distended, congested or stiff
In which of the following would there be the greatest need for osmoregulation?
Plant Cells need hypotonic enviroment in order to stay turgid because Plant cells wither in an isotonic solution because there must be an inflow of water into the cells for the plant cell to stay turgid against its cell wall.
What happens to both plant and animal cells when they are placed into a solution that is hypotonic?
Both types of cells will have endo-osmosis and will become turgid
What the plant cells called that absorb water and swell up by absorbing water?
Turgid cell
What does a Cell wall mean in a plant?
it keeps the structure of the plant cell rigid and allows it to stay turgid
When you cut into most active plant tissue water appears almost immediately because plant cells are?
I think the word you are looking for is 'turgid'
Why do plant cells have rigid cells while the animal cells don't have?
Turgid walls help hold the plant upright by internal water pressure. A adaption that allowed plants to acquire the land as a niche.
