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Cells burst due to the osmotic effect. This is where the concentration of water outside the cell is greater relative to the concentration of water inside the cell. The water will flow through the cell wall and into the cytoplasm. This makes the cell turgid. If the concentration gradient is very steep, enough water will enter the cell so as to make it burst. The opposite happens if there is a greater concentration of water inside the cell - water will exit the cell and cause it to shrivel.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoCells shrink when the salt and solute concentration outside the cell increases, this is fairly rare in practice as the extracellular space is many times the volume of the interior of the cell. On the other hand, a cell will swell if the salt/solute concentration of the cell increases. This can happen when the cell is poisoned and/or in a low energy state such that the ion transporters in the membrane no longer function. Cells may also swell when they are exposed to a more dilute exterior solution as when too much water has been ingested.
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∙ 14y agohypotonic - swell, hypertonic - shrink
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∙ 11y agothe cells gain water through osmosis
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Cells placed in a hypertonic solution will shrink or swell?
it will shrink the cell when place on hyper tonic solution, otherwise it will swell in contrary
What cell is osmotic equilibrium with their surrounding environments because if they swell or shrink their membranes will rupture?
animal cells
What is relative tonicity?
From NorthSeattle.edu (see link to the left):Tonicity1. Tonicity of aqueous solutions (water with solutes, such as salt, dissolved in it) is based on cellular responses to that solution.2. Solutions are isotonic if the cells or tissue neither shrink nor swell in response to immersion in that solution.3. Solutions are hypertonic if the cells or tissue shrink in response to immersion.4. Solutions are hypotonic if the cells or tissue swell in response to immersion.See the Web Links to the left for more information.
Do the cells in your body swell and lyse when you drink water?
No. Your cells need salt in then to swell. Also "lyse" means to break. Your cells do not break when and if you drink water. So the answer is no.
What happens to a prune when placed in distilled water does it shrink swell or stay the same and why?
It will swell. In the given conditions, the hypotense solution will allow a great influx of the distilled water.
Cells placed in a hypertonic solution will shrink or swell?
it will shrink the cell when place on hyper tonic solution, otherwise it will swell in contrary
Why don't red blood cells swell or shrink in blood?
because of the amount of oxygen.
What cell is osmotic equilibrium with their surrounding environments because if they swell or shrink their membranes will rupture?
animal cells
Would a carrott shrink or swell in salt water or in fresh water?
shrink in salt water. swell in fresh water.
What concentration would use to store human red blood cells so that they would not shrink or swell?
You would need to use an isotonic solution. This one that has the same concentration of minerals as there is inside the cells.
If a plant cell is put into a concentrated sugar solution what will happen?
Those animal cells placed in pure water will swell but plant cells are restricted by their cells walls. If place in a solution high in sugar (or even salt), both cells will shrink in a process called crenation (shriveling).
What is the cell that makes up the stoma?
The two guard cells one either side contract to open and close stoma.
What is relative tonicity?
From NorthSeattle.edu (see link to the left):Tonicity1. Tonicity of aqueous solutions (water with solutes, such as salt, dissolved in it) is based on cellular responses to that solution.2. Solutions are isotonic if the cells or tissue neither shrink nor swell in response to immersion in that solution.3. Solutions are hypertonic if the cells or tissue shrink in response to immersion.4. Solutions are hypotonic if the cells or tissue swell in response to immersion.See the Web Links to the left for more information.
Where does mumps affect?
Your salivary glands (jaws) swell up and for men your testicles swell up and then shrink and they stay that way for the rest of your life!
Why does a raw egg swell or shrink when placed in different solutions?
A raw egg without its shell but with its inner membrane intact will either swell or shrink when placed in a solution because of the concentration gradient. The membrane is semi-permeable. An egg will shrink if it is placed in a solution that has a higher solute concentration than inside it. It will swell if it is placed in a solution that has a lower solute concentration than inside the egg.
Do the cells in your body swell and lyse when you drink water?
No. Your cells need salt in then to swell. Also "lyse" means to break. Your cells do not break when and if you drink water. So the answer is no.
What Red blood cells that are bathed in blood neither shrink nor swell and burst If the concentration of blood is 0.5 M what could be the concentration of cytoplasm of RBCs?
The concentration of cytoplasm of RBCs could be 0.5 M.
