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What will happen to the cells of a fresh water plant when put in salt water?
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∙ 14y ago
It would die.
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How does fresh water affect plant cells?
because Fresh water enters easly in the plant cells by endo osmosis. Thus, it causes better growth to the plant.
What would happen to a salt water plant if you put in fresh water and why?
The plant is most likely to die because the salt water already killed the root cells. It also depends on the concentraition of the plant. some plants are very sensitive when fresh water is placed in ONLY salt water plants
What will happen when animal cells are in fresh water for a long time?
When animal cells are in fresh water for a long time cytolosis occurs and red blood cells explode.
What would happen to the cells of a fresh water fish if you put it in salt water?
me dont know
What will happen if put plant cell in salty water?
Salt draws water from plant cells. This causes the cells to dehydrate and the plant to shrivel up and die.
What would happen to the cells of a salt water fish if it were put in fresh water?
Water would rush in, causing the cells to burst.
What do you think would happen if we were to add fresh water to the elodea in salt water Why?
Elodia is a freshwater plant. It will die rapidly in salt water.
What cells need hypotonicity to be at homeostasis?
paramecium, since it lives in fresh water, it has a contractile vacuole so that it doesn't gain too much water and burst
What happens to plant cells that are put in fresh water?
all it does is nothing really it just dies like osmosis
The smallest plant in the world?
The smallest plant is the uni-cellular Fresh Water Green Algae (Chlamydomonas genus).
When does loss of turgor happen?
Turgor would be lost when a plant loses water. Salt water can cause water to move out of plant cells and the plant would wilt.
What would happen if plant cells would combine with very salty water?
Nothing would happen because the plant cell has a cell wall and it will protect it from shriveling up or dying.
