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It swells because of the amount of water it has inside
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Does the cell swell?
Putting the cell in a hypotonic solution makes it swell up.
Why does a cell placed in hypotonic solution swell?
water flows into the cell
Solution that causes a cell to swell?
A hypotonic solution will make a cell swell. When the environment is hypotonic to the contents of the cell, it will take on water and swell. When a cell is in a hypertonic solution, it will lose water and shrivel up and/or shrink. When a cell is placed in a isotonic solution, the cell is equal and the same. It will not swell nor shrink. Both hypotonic and hypertonic solutions can kill the cell.
What solution causes a cell to swell?
Any solution with more H2O than inside the cell will cause the cell to swell. Animal cells will burst under a lot of pressure, but plant cells will not, due to the presence of a cell well surrounding the cell. In other words, a hypotonic solution will cause a cell to swell, and a hypertonic solution will cause a cell to shrink. Hypo -> hyper
If an animal cell is placed in a hypotonic solution water moves into the cell causing the cell to swell and possibly burst?
Which is called Plasmoptysis.
Does the cell swell?
Putting the cell in a hypotonic solution makes it swell up.
What is a solution that makes a cell swell?
A hypotonic solution.
What would happen if a cell placed in a hypotonic solution?
When a cell is placed in a Hypotonic solution, the water diffuses into the cell, causing the cell to swell and possibly explode.
Why does a cell placed in hypotonic solution swell?
water flows into the cell
Solution that causes a cell to swell?
A hypotonic solution will make a cell swell. When the environment is hypotonic to the contents of the cell, it will take on water and swell. When a cell is in a hypertonic solution, it will lose water and shrivel up and/or shrink. When a cell is placed in a isotonic solution, the cell is equal and the same. It will not swell nor shrink. Both hypotonic and hypertonic solutions can kill the cell.
What solution would make a red blood cell swell?
A hypotonic solution would.
When placed in a hypotonic solution what will happen to the cell?
If cells are placed in a hypotonic solution the cells gain water. The hypotonic solution has lower solute concentration then the cell's cytoplasm so the water will enter via osmosis.
Why does water enter a cell that is placed in a hypotonic solution?
water enters a cell by osmosis, causing the cell to swell.
What solution causes a cell to swell?
Any solution with more H2O than inside the cell will cause the cell to swell. Animal cells will burst under a lot of pressure, but plant cells will not, due to the presence of a cell well surrounding the cell. In other words, a hypotonic solution will cause a cell to swell, and a hypertonic solution will cause a cell to shrink. Hypo -> hyper
What happens to plant cells when placed in a hypotonic solution?
When a plant cell is placed in an hypotonic solution it becomes swollen and hard. The cell takes in water by osmosis and starts to swell, but the cell wall prevents it from bursting.
If an animal cell is placed in a hypotonic solution water moves into the cell causing the cell to swell and possibly burst?
Which is called Plasmoptysis.
A solution outside the cell that is hypotonic to the cell contents will cause?
When the solution outside the cell is hypotonic to the cell contents, then by osmosis the water from outside the cell enters in , due to which the cell swell's up. This principle is used in Karyotyping, where hypo.KCl is added to increase the cell size for better visualization of chromosomes.
