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They would wither because the salt solution is a hypotonic solution. This meaning that there is more water concentration inside the elodea leafs, and less in the solution outside the cell, so the water inside the cell rushes out. Down the concentration gradient, causing the leafs to wither.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoBecause the addition of salt, the solution outside of the cell become hypertonic to the cell. This means that the water has left the cell because it was following the concentration gradient. Visually: all the chloroplasts which were originally lining the outside of the cell are now grouped in the middle of the cell because the cell has become shriveled.
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∙ 12y agoThe chloroplast of the elodea cell will clump together.
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What is the scientific term for the appearance of elodea cells placed in a hypotonic solution?
plasmolysis
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).
Do Elodea cells have starch?
if starch is present in a substance, the solution IKI when combined will turn the substance a blue-black color. When the plant Elodea was combined with IKI the elodea did not turn a blue-black color. Hence elodea does not contain starch.
What are the sizes of cheek epithelial cells and elodea leaf cells?
The human epithelial cells are thick and boxlike whereas elodea cells are thin and platelike. The cells of elodea are rigid and rectangular in shape.
Onion cells and elodea cells structure differences?
An ELODEA cell is a PLANT cell. A HUMAN EPIDERMAIL cell is an ANIMAL cell. if you know that plant cells and animal cells have different organelles, then you should be good to go.
What happens to the cells of an elodea leaf when mounted on 10 percent salt solution?
the elodea cells swell and the cell becimes fat and dies
What is the scientific term for the appearance of elodea cells placed in a hypotonic solution?
plasmolysis
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).
Which are smaller onion cells or elodea?
Elodea cells are smaller
Do Elodea cells have starch?
if starch is present in a substance, the solution IKI when combined will turn the substance a blue-black color. When the plant Elodea was combined with IKI the elodea did not turn a blue-black color. Hence elodea does not contain starch.
Is elodea cells organisms?
Is Elodea cell an organism?
What are the sizes of cheek epithelial cells and elodea leaf cells?
The human epithelial cells are thick and boxlike whereas elodea cells are thin and platelike. The cells of elodea are rigid and rectangular in shape.
Do Elodea cell have cytoplasm?
yes elodea cells do. They use it to move.
What cell has chloroplasts onion cell or elodea cell?
Both. Both cells are plant cells and plant cells have chloroplasts. (Elodea is the waterweeds)
Onion cells and elodea cells structure differences?
An ELODEA cell is a PLANT cell. A HUMAN EPIDERMAIL cell is an ANIMAL cell. if you know that plant cells and animal cells have different organelles, then you should be good to go.
Would you see the same effect in elodea cells if you used a glucose solution instead of a water solution?
you would not see the same effect because there is sugar in one and not in the other
What structure the cheeks cells and the Elodea cells have in common?
Both cells
