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I think the cell will turn whatever color water you put (under the microscope). It will also become bigger.

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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.


Predict what might happen to an animal cell if you put it in distilled water?

The animal cell will swell and potentially burst due to water entering the cell through osmosis. The distilled water has a higher water concentration than inside the cell, causing water to move into the cell to try to equalize the concentration.


What would happen if you put liver cell in a hyptonic solution?

If an animal cell is placed in a hypotonic solution, there will be a net movement of water into the cell and it will eventually burst. If an animal cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, there will be a net movement of water out of the cell and it will shrink.


What happens to a animal cell in pure water an explain Why this does not happen in a plant cell?

Similar to placing an animal cell into water, the cell will swell and could burst, depending on the rigidity of the cell wall. This occurs because the osmotic pressure from dissolved solids is greater inside the cell than in the water. This osmotic pressure would then allow a passive diffusion of water into the area of greater solute density and thus expand the volume of the cell until equilibration or bursting.


Will an animal cell shrink if placed in pure water?

No, an animal cell will not shrink if placed in pure water. Instead, it will tend to swell and may eventually burst due to the process of osmosis, where water moves into the cell to equalize the concentration of solutes inside and outside the cell.

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