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If water moves into a cell and the cells swells it's called what?
When a cell is placed in a hypotonic solution, water enters the cell through osmosis, and the cell swells.
What cell can form a flat water proof layer?
A cell which can form a flat, water proof layer known as the cell membrane is called the epithelial cell.
What is the aqueous space of a cell's cytoplasm called?
water
What is the shrinking of a cell called?
A plasmolysis solution is the opposite of a hypotonic solution because in a plasmolysis solution the cell will shrink due to the little amount of water outside the cell and the greater amount of water inside the cell. A plasmolysis solution only occurs in plant cells.
What happens if a cell is placed in a high salt solution?
Water will flow out of the cell, due to the concentration gradient of water being higher in the cell than in the surrounding solution, and the cell will shrink. This is called a hypertonic solution.
What comes out of a cell?
Carbon Dioxide, Water and protein.
What is it called when a cell comes into contact with a particle?
exocytosis
What cell is mainly made of minerals and water?
Part of the cell is mostly water and minerals called the cell membrane
What will water do if cells are placed in a strong sugar solution?
pop
If water moves into a cell and the cells swells it's called what?
When a cell is placed in a hypotonic solution, water enters the cell through osmosis, and the cell swells.
When water movers in and out of the cell this is called?
Osmosis
What is the difference between lysis and plasmolysis?
When a cell is placed in a hypotonic solution, water will enter the cell. This is called lysis. When a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, water will leave the cell (causing it to shrink). This is called plasmolysis.
What cell can form a flat water proof layer?
A cell which can form a flat, water proof layer known as the cell membrane is called the epithelial cell.
What is it called when water comes to rest?
static
What is the solution called when the cell is in equilibrium called?
A cell that is in an isotonic solution is in equilibrium with the solution. What ions and water outside of the cell is the same as the ions and water that is inside the cell. The term -iso means the same.
How do plant cells react when they are placed in an environment with lower water concentration than inside of the cell?
The cells of a plant change shape depending on the availability of water. The cells and plant take measures to reduce the amount of water loss through their stomata and conserve the water they currently have.
The part of the cell that regulates what can enter and leave?
The cell membrane determines what comes in and what goes out. Water goes in and out by osmosis which is a passive method. Others require the help of proteins that act as doorways. These require energy and the method is called active transportation.
