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What limits the extension of a animal cell when full of water?
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Animal cell or plant cell??
Cause I know that in plant cell, it's the cell wall which prevents the cell from bursting.
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What happens to animal cell in a solution with high water potential?
Animal cells lack rigid cell wall. When an animal cell is placed in a solution with high water potential, the wanter enters the cell as cell membrane is freely permeable to water. As a result of continuously increasing water potential inside the cell, Cell membrane bursts and the cell is said to be lysed.
Will an animal cell shrink if placed in pure water?
No, the animal cell will actually grow in size through diffusion of water into the inside of the cell because of it's lower concentration of water.
What allows water to cross the permeable membrane of an animal cell?
plasma membrane allows water to enter animal cell
What does a vacuole cell do in a animal cell?
It is the thing that holds all the water for the cell
Which part of an animal cell stores water and food for the cell?
nucleus
What will happen to animal cell in water?
nothing
What does the vacuole do in a animal cell?
It stores water.
What does a vacuoles do in a animal cell?
It stores water.
What do volicules do for an animal cell?
what does the mitochondria do in a animal cell
Why would osmosis cause an animal cell to burst?
If the water potential outside a cell is higher than that inside a cell, water will move into the cell through the cell membrane by osmosis. The animal cell, unlike a plant cell, does not have a cell wall, which would prevent the cell bursting as it is rigid and holds the cell structure. The cell membrane of the animal cell is not strong enough to keep the shape of the cell when there is such an increase in pressure from water inside the cell, and the cell bursts.
Ways osmosis can affect a cell?
If water moves into a cell it becomes turgid and if an animal cell can burst. Plant cell will not burst due to cell wall. If water moves out of the cell it is known as flaccid and the cell membrane will contract make the cell smaller, again if its an animal cell.
An animal cell that surrounded by fresh water will burst because osmosis causes?
water to move into the cell
