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E. coli is typically grown in isotonic conditions, meaning that the solute concentration inside and outside the bacterial cell is equal, resulting in no net movement of water across the cell membrane.

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What do you understand by the tonicity of tears?

It's understood that tears are made to be isotonic to the cells it's traveling by when excreted by glands in the eye. This is to prevent swelling of the cells of the eyes if you start tearing up. Swelling could cause temporary impaired sight. Salt in our tears also is good for healing our selves and for killing bacteria around our eyes.


What is relative tonicity?

From NorthSeattle.edu (see link to the left):Tonicity1. Tonicity of aqueous solutions (water with solutes, such as salt, dissolved in it) is based on cellular responses to that solution.2. Solutions are isotonic if the cells or tissue neither shrink nor swell in response to immersion in that solution.3. Solutions are hypertonic if the cells or tissue shrink in response to immersion.4. Solutions are hypotonic if the cells or tissue swell in response to immersion.See the Web Links to the left for more information.


3 types of tonicity on a cell?

The three type are hypertonic, isotonic, and hypotonic. Hypertonic is when the tonicity of the cell is lower than that of the surrounding liquid, isotonic is when the tonicity of the cell is equal to that of the surrounding liquid, and hypotonic is when the tonicity of the cell is greater than that of the surrounding liquid.


What correctly describes the normal tonicity conditions for typical plant and animal cells?

Typical plant cells have a tonicity that is hypotonic to their environment, meaning they have a higher solute concentration than the surrounding environment. In contrast, typical animal cells have a tonicity that is isotonic to their environment, meaning their internal and external solute concentrations are balanced.


Why is the tonicity of a solution important?

TONICITY describes the degree to which a solution can exert an osmotic pressure on a membrane. Particles which can freely cross a membrane do NOT affect tonicity. This is because they will freely move in order to achieve equilibrium. Therefore, tonicity is dictated by the particles than can't cross the membrane (such as proteins, which are usually too large to cross, or highly charged particles). Non-permeable particles will therefore force water to cross the membrane towards them in order to achieve equilibrium - they can therefore be said to exert an osmotic pressure on the membrane.Solutions can be HYPERTONIC (i.e. the surrounding solution contains a larger concentration of these non-permeable particles than inside the cell, causing water to LEAVE the cell) or HYPOTONIC (i.e. the opposite, where water moves INTO the cell). They can also be ISOTONIC (there is equilibrium of the non-permeable particles, so no water moves).There is a very important distinction between tonicity and OSMOLARITY: osmolarity ALSO takes into account the particles that CAN cross the membrane (the permeable ones). So a solution could be both HYPEROSMOLAR and ISOTONIC at the same time - one set of particles will be able to freely cross the membrane, so there will no net change in cell volume.