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What happens to an animal cell if there isn't enough water in it?
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it will eventually burst
Ambrose Krajcik
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What happens in a animal cell in pure water an why does this not happen in a plant cell?
It can possibly burst.
What happens when excess water enters the plant cell?
If excess water moves into an animal cell, it will eventually burst. This happens if the cell is placed in a hypotonic solution (a solution with a lower solute concentration than the cell).
Why would osmosis cause an animal cell to burst?
If the water potential outside a cell is higher than that inside a cell, water will move into the cell through the cell membrane by osmosis. The animal cell, unlike a plant cell, does not have a cell wall, which would prevent the cell bursting as it is rigid and holds the cell structure. The cell membrane of the animal cell is not strong enough to keep the shape of the cell when there is such an increase in pressure from water inside the cell, and the cell bursts.
What happens to a animal cell when placed in an hypertonic solution?
In a hypertonic solution water is most likely to move out of the cell because it is in a high concentration and the cell will shrink. They tend to give up water across the permiable cell membrane
What happens to a animal cell when in a hypertonic solution?
1. When a plant cell is immersed in a solution with low water potential, the water potential of its cell sap is higher than that of the solution outside its cell.2. water will leave the cell by osmosis. As the cell loses water the vacuole decreases in size and the cytoplasm shrinks away from the cell wall.3. the shrinkage of cytoplasm and cell membrane away from the cell wall is known as plasmolyses or dehydrated cell. the cell is said to be plasmolysed. A plasmolysed cell can be restored to its original state by placing it in water or in a solution with high water potential.
What happens to a plant cell that does not have enough water?
it dies
What happens in a animal cell in pure water an why does this not happen in a plant cell?
It can possibly burst.
What happens when water continually enters an animal cell?
due to hypo-osmosis cell breaks
What happens to animal cell in a solution with high water potential?
Animal cells lack rigid cell wall. When an animal cell is placed in a solution with high water potential, the wanter enters the cell as cell membrane is freely permeable to water. As a result of continuously increasing water potential inside the cell, Cell membrane bursts and the cell is said to be lysed.
What happens when you submerge a plant cell and an animal cell in solutions with different water potential?
They both will eventually burst.
What happens when excess water enters the plant cell?
If excess water moves into an animal cell, it will eventually burst. This happens if the cell is placed in a hypotonic solution (a solution with a lower solute concentration than the cell).
Why would osmosis cause an animal cell to burst?
If the water potential outside a cell is higher than that inside a cell, water will move into the cell through the cell membrane by osmosis. The animal cell, unlike a plant cell, does not have a cell wall, which would prevent the cell bursting as it is rigid and holds the cell structure. The cell membrane of the animal cell is not strong enough to keep the shape of the cell when there is such an increase in pressure from water inside the cell, and the cell bursts.
What happens to a animal cell when placed in an hypertonic solution?
In a hypertonic solution water is most likely to move out of the cell because it is in a high concentration and the cell will shrink. They tend to give up water across the permiable cell membrane
What happens to the cell of a young animal as it grows?
The cell grow bigger
What happens to a animal cell when in a hypertonic solution?
1. When a plant cell is immersed in a solution with low water potential, the water potential of its cell sap is higher than that of the solution outside its cell.2. water will leave the cell by osmosis. As the cell loses water the vacuole decreases in size and the cytoplasm shrinks away from the cell wall.3. the shrinkage of cytoplasm and cell membrane away from the cell wall is known as plasmolyses or dehydrated cell. the cell is said to be plasmolysed. A plasmolysed cell can be restored to its original state by placing it in water or in a solution with high water potential.
What happens to a cell when it is placed into a solution that is hypo-tonic to it?
Water moves into the cell by osmosis. If it is a plant cell, it will become fully turgid. If it is an animal cell, the cell will become larger and larger and will eventually burst.
If a plant does not get enough water what happens to the cell wall?
it stops functioning and eventually dies wich makes the plant droop.
