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Cells that are placed in a hypertonic solution of pure water tend to ___

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What direction does water move when cells are placed in hypertonic solution?

Water moves out of the cell in hypertonic solution.


Cells lose water when placed in which of the following solutions?

A hypertonic solution.


Two cells were placed in a container containing liquid X they both shrunk what is liquid X?

Liquid X is likely a hypertonic solution, meaning it has a higher solute concentration than the cells. When cells are placed in a hypertonic solution, water leaves the cells to try to equalize the concentration, causing them to shrink in a process called plasmolysis.


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


Water moves out of a cell if it is placed in this kind of solution?

hypertonic solution!


What happens is a cell is placed in salt water?

Try it yourself !


What type of solution is hypertonic?

Hypertonic solutions cause cells to lose water.


If a cell is placed in a solution water flows from the cycloplasm of the cell to the solution?

Hypertonic


What kind of solution causes the cell to shrink?

salt water. this will cause the cell to lose it's water osmotically resulting in it becoming plasmolysedA hypertonic solution


Is sucrose hypertonic?

Yes, sucrose is considered hypertonic because it has a higher solute concentration compared to the solution it is placed in, causing water to move out of the cells through osmosis.


What does plasmolysis explain?

Plasmolysis explains the process in plant cells where the cell membrane detaches from the cell wall due to water loss, leading to the shrinking of the cell contents. This occurs when a plant cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, causing water to move out of the cell.


What is the term used to describe a type of solution in which cells will lose water to their environment?

Cells immersed in hypertonic solutions lose water and shrink, or crenate.