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Q: Will an obligate halophile burst in fresh water?
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What is a obligate halophile bacteria mean?

An Archean extremophile that is not only tolerant of water with a high salt concentration but must live in such an environment to carry out metabolic processes and survive.


An animal cell that is surrounded by fresh water will burst because the osmosis pressure causes?

An animal cell that is surrounded by fresh water will burst because the osmotic pressure causesAn animal cell that is surrounded by fresh water will burst because the osmosis pressure causes the cytoplasm is hypertonic where it will absorb water hence swells leading it to burst.


What would happen to a cell surrounded by fresh water?

it would burst


An animal cell that surrounded by fresh water will burst because osmosis causes?

water to move into the cell


What types of bacteria are in very salty water?

extreme halophile


What happens if a single celled organism is transferred from a tank of fresh water to a tank of salt water?

It will swell and burst


Why do jellyfish burst when moved from saltwater to fresh water?

Jellyfishes are evolved to live in saltwater, and their cells have mechanisms for absorbing water and excreting salts. However, in freshwater this ability works against them, causing them to swell up with water, and their cells burst.


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.


Would red blood cells burst when placed in fresh water?

Yes - this is because there is a higher solute concentration inside the cell, so there will be a net movement of water into the cell (trying to reach equilibrium). This will eventually cause the cell to burst.


Can cats digest corn starch and water?

Water, sure. But cats are obligate carnivores. They eat meat. Obligate means they MUST eat meat.


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


Why do water pipes burst when water freezes in them?

Becuase when water freezes, it expands and burst the pipe from the inside.