isotonic, things remain the same
Elodea lives in pond water, which is a hypotonicenvironment - hypotonic has less dissolved solutes than the elodea cells.yes the answer would be hypotonic.
The scientific term for the appearance of elodea cells when placed in a hypotonic solution is turgid. This occurs when water moves into the cell causing it to swell and become firm.
The cells of the elodea leaf becomes turgid... Remember that the distilled water is hypotonic to the cell and water will move in to the cell walls creating turgidity....Just like when you go to grocery store, the produce are always sprinkled with water...This is best for plants....
A hypotonic solution will draw water from red blood cells or Elodea cells. In a hypotonic solution, the concentration of solutes outside the cell is lower than inside the cell, leading to water entering the cell by osmosis to equalize the concentration. This causes the cells to swell and potentially burst.
The hypothesis of an osmosis lab with an Elodea leaf could be that the Elodea leaf will lose water and shrink when placed in a hypertonic solution due to water moving out of the leaf cells by osmosis, causing the cells to become flaccid. Conversely, if the Elodea leaf is placed in a hypotonic solution, it may gain water, swell, and become turgid as water moves into the leaf cells via osmosis.
Elodea lives in pond water, which is a hypotonicenvironment - hypotonic has less dissolved solutes than the elodea cells.yes the answer would be hypotonic.
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The scientific term for the appearance of elodea cells when placed in a hypotonic solution is turgid. This occurs when water moves into the cell causing it to swell and become firm.
The cells of the elodea leaf becomes turgid... Remember that the distilled water is hypotonic to the cell and water will move in to the cell walls creating turgidity....Just like when you go to grocery store, the produce are always sprinkled with water...This is best for plants....
When an Elodea leaf is placed in a drop of distilled water, the plasma membrane can be observed as a thin line just inside the cell wall. The cell wall provides structural support, while the plasma membrane regulates the movement of substances in and out of the cell. In a hypotonic environment like distilled water, water enters the cell, causing it to swell and the plasma membrane to press against the cell wall. This can make the plasma membrane more visually distinct under a microscope.
similarities: cell wall present, cytoplasm, both eukaryote. difrences: elodea cell smaller vacuoles chloroplasts present unicellular onion cell: large vacuoles multicellular
In an isotonic solution, the concentration of solutes outside the elodea cells is equal to that inside the cells. As a result, water movement into and out of the cells occurs at equal rates, leading to no net change in cell volume. The elodea will maintain its turgor pressure and remain rigid, as the cells are neither gaining nor losing water. Overall, the plant will appear healthy and unaffected by osmotic pressure changes.
Elodea cells, which are aquatic plant cells, contain chloroplasts that are responsible for photosynthesis, allowing them to convert light energy into chemical energy. In contrast, onion cells are typically underground and do not have chloroplasts since they do not perform photosynthesis. Additionally, Elodea cells often have larger central vacuoles that store water and nutrients, while onion cells may have smaller vacuoles.
A hypotonic solution will draw water from red blood cells or Elodea cells. In a hypotonic solution, the concentration of solutes outside the cell is lower than inside the cell, leading to water entering the cell by osmosis to equalize the concentration. This causes the cells to swell and potentially burst.
If you used a glucose solution instead of a saltwater solution on Elodea cells, the effect would likely differ due to the osmotic properties of the solutions. Saltwater is hypertonic to the cells, causing water to leave the cells and leading to plasmolysis. In contrast, a glucose solution may be isotonic or even hypotonic, which could maintain or increase turgor pressure in the cells, preventing plasmolysis and potentially resulting in healthier, more turgid cells.
The hypothesis of an osmosis lab with an Elodea leaf could be that the Elodea leaf will lose water and shrink when placed in a hypertonic solution due to water moving out of the leaf cells by osmosis, causing the cells to become flaccid. Conversely, if the Elodea leaf is placed in a hypotonic solution, it may gain water, swell, and become turgid as water moves into the leaf cells via osmosis.
Since Elodea are freshwater plants they need cell walls to prevent water, which moves into the cell, from bursting the cell. The cell wall provides cellular rigidity so that the cell won't burst in response to osmosis there will just be a build of of pressure that is maintained by the cell wall. If the pressure is too great the cells will explode and the Elodea will DIE.