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How can a cell explode?
A cell can explode if there is a disruption in its osmotic balance, causing it to take in too much water and burst. This can happen if the cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, causing water to rush into the cell, leading to swelling and eventually bursting.
If placed in a hypotonic solution a plant cell will?
No, because the plant cell contains a cell wall which causes the plant cell not to burst. But, it will gain water until it cannot take anymore and the pressure will prevent more water from entering.
What is cytololysis?
The disolution or distruction of a cellCytolysis, or osmotic lysis, occurs when a cell bursts due to an osmotic imbalance that has caused excess water to move into the cell. It occurs in a hypotonic environment, where water diffuses into the cell and causes its volume to increase. If the volume of water exceeds the cell membrane's capacity then the cell will burst.The cell will only burst if the cell is an animal cell and it will only expand if it is a plant cell.
When an animal cell is placed in a hypotonic solution?
A Hypotonic environment (or solution) means that there is a lower concentration of solute in the environment that there is in the cell. Because of this, osmosis will take place and water will flow into the cell. The cell could rupture in a process known as Cytolysis. (In which the cell dies.) It will gain water and may burst.
What happens to cells in freshwater?
In freshwater, animal cells will tend to take in water due to osmosis, potentially causing them to swell and burst if not regulated by cell membrane mechanisms. In contrast, plant cells have a rigid cell wall that prevents them from bursting, but they will still take in water and may become turgid or swollen.
Will a plant cell burst if placed in a hypotonic solution?
The cells burst because the solution is diluted i.e.,the cell is more concentrated than the solution. So the cells gain water by osmosis and since animal cells have no cell wall they will fill with water until they become so stretched that they burst.
What would happen if an cell was placed in a hypertonic solution?
It would shrivel up and die, because water would flow out of the cell.
What would happen to red blood cells in the body if blood lost through injury were replaced with pure water?
Water that is added would tend to equalize the amount of sodium and other substance inside the cell with what is outside the cell. Since the RBCs have more inside them, the pure water would move into the cell. This would cause the RBCs to swell and perhaps burst. The amount of water that is added to the blood would determined if the cells would burst. More pure water, the more likely the cell will burst.
What will happen to the red blood cells when it is placed in a hypotonic solution?
When placed in a hypotonic solution, red blood cells will take in water due to the higher concentration of water outside the cell. This uptake of water will cause the cells to swell and potentially burst, a process known as hemolysis.
What do you think will happen to the cell if the plasma membrane does not functions properly?
It will burst, or shrivel. The plasma membrane(Cell Membrane) manages what goes in and out. If it doesn't function properly, it will either take in too much water, take out too much water or make no changes. Takes in too much > Burst. Takes out too much > Shrivel. Stays the same > Eventually runs out of nutrients and dies.
What do you think will happen to the the cell if the plasma membrane does not function properly?
It will burst, or shrivel. The plasma membrane(Cell Membrane) manages what goes in and out. If it doesn't function properly, it will either take in too much water, take out too much water or make no changes. Takes in too much > Burst. Takes out too much > Shrivel. Stays the same > Eventually runs out of nutrients and dies.
Is extra water an advantage in a cell?
If the cell had only a slightly higher concentration of water, this would probably be considered more of a disadvantage because water is highly damaging to DNA. Having extra water could burst the cell depending on the concentration. In face, if you take sheep's blood, and dilute it with water and view under the microscope, you can see the cells lysing. Thus, having extra water is not an advantage to the cell.
