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Salt water is hypertonic (has more solute) to the cell. So when an animal cell is put in salt solution water will rush out and the cell will shrivel up because there is too much salt and too little water inside.
the salt solution is said to be hypertonic to the cytoplasm of the cells.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoPlasmolysis occurs, when water goes out of the cell. Water always flows to the location with lower water concentration, and salt water would have a lower water concentration than a cell.
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∙ 12y agoIf the concentration of salt in the solution is greater than the concentration inside the cell, it will shrivel up. If the concentration in the solution is less than inside the cell, it will burst. If the two concentrations are equal, nothing will happen. This is all due to the movement of water. In the first case, water moves out of the cell at a greater rate than into the cell. In the second case, water moves into the cell at a greater rate than out of the cell. In the third case, there is no net movement of water into or out of the cell.
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∙ 13y agoThey are being placed in a hypertonic solution (has a lower concentration of water than the cell). Therefore, most of the water in the cell will exit the membrane, and enter the solution, in attempt to even out the concentration in the solution/cell.
In short. A majority of water will leave the cell, causing it to shrivel/get smaller.
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∙ 16y agoSalt water is hypertonic (has more solute) to the cell, so water will rush out and the cell will shrivel up.
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∙ 9y agowhat happens to animal cells that are put in really salty water
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∙ 12y agoIt will burst
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What happens to Carrot cells in salt water?
Carrot cells in salt water shrink in size
When plant cells are exposed to salt water what happens to them?
When plant cells are exposed to salt water the process of dehydration occurs. The cells die as a result of the water that is pulled out during dehydration.
What happens to plant cells when you put salt water on them?
They simply die due to too much concentration of salt.
What type of tonicity will draw water from red blood cells or Elodea cells?
Salt/Salt Water
When the elodea leaf is moved from salt solution n placed back in water what happens to the cells?
When you deal with problems like this, you need to consider diffusion and osmosis. In this case, you would refer to diffusion, which is the movement of water across a membrane from high concentrations to low concentrations (to try to balance the concentrations). First consider what happens to the cells when you place the elodea leaf in the salt solution; the water in the cells tries to balance the high concentration of salt (sodium chloride) in the surrounding solution, so the water leaves the leaf, thus the cells shrink. Now when you put the elodea leaf into regular water again, there is a higher concentration of water in the surrounding environment compared to inside the leaf's cells, so in attempt to balance concentrations, water goes INTO the cells, thus the cells in the elodea leaf swell (expand).
What happens to Carrot cells in salt water?
Carrot cells in salt water shrink in size
What happens to your cells when you drink a lot of salt water?
You become dehydrated- water leaves the cells trying to dilute the salt water.
When plant cells are exposed to salt water what happens to them?
When plant cells are exposed to salt water the process of dehydration occurs. The cells die as a result of the water that is pulled out during dehydration.
What happens to cells in saltwater?
cells shrink because salt water is hypertonic solution.
What happens to a fresh water fishes cells if put in a salt water aquarium?
Nothing...they die....
What happens to plant cells when you put salt water on them?
They simply die due to too much concentration of salt.
What happens to the cells when the salt water is flushed out with distilled water?
osmosis ocurs and water moves into the cell, expanding the membrane.
Why do people put salt on leeches or slugs.what happens to the animals cells?
Slugs and leeches do not have an outer skin that holds water inside of them. Thus, they require a moist environment to avoid drying out. If you put salt on them, the salt pulls the water out of their cells and kills them.
Why couldn't you drink salt water?
Well, you could drink salt water if you wanted to. But drinking too much salt water can be deadly. What happens is the salt in the water draws water out of your cells. That's why your skin feels dry when you come out of the ocean. So if you put that salty water into your body, the same thing happens, but internally.In short, drinking salt water is actually dehydrating yourself.
What happens when the potato strip is in salt solution?
Remember that the strip of potato is made of thousands of cells. When there is more salt outside the cells, water will leave. The strip will 'wilt' as the cell loses water and begins to shrivel up.
Do animal cells contain salt?
yes.
What happens to the plant cells when pure water is added?
Because there is more salt in the plant cells, when they are placed in pure water (with no salt), water will move into the cells in an effort to balance the concentration inside the cell and out the cell. The plant cells will become enlarged with water and may burst. This is a way to make wilted celery to become like it did when it was bought.
