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When the onion cell is placed in the pure water the size of the cell would be bigger after one hour but when you placed the cheek cell into the pure water it will burst why is that so?
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∙ 15y ago
An Onion cell as a contractile vacuole. This allows the cells to remover more water especially when placed into a hypotonic solution. An epithelial skin cell of the cheek does not have a contractile vacuole. The acess water cannot be stored, therefore the cell bursts.
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What is bigger cheek cells or onion cells?
Onion cells are larger. Skin cheek cells are smaller probably due to the fact that they're overlapped or rolled up.
Describe how the onion and cheek cell were different in observed parts what parts did they have in common?
The Onion cell and cheek cell both had cytoplasm, nucleuses, and cell membranes under 400x Magnification
Describe how the onion and cheek cell were similar in observed parts what parts did they have common?
Describe how the onion and cheek cell were similar in observed parts what parts did they have common? Well they are similar because they both have a nucleus and cytoplasm. They are different because in an onion cell there is a cell wall, doesnt have chlorplast, and it is a plant. For a cheek cell it has a cell membrane, doesnt have a cell wall, and is an animal.
What are the differences in onion cells cheek cells and amoeba cells?
Onion cells are plant cells, cheek cells are human cells and amoebas split? (i'm smart as well as beautiful, I also managed to keep my airhead image by putting a ? at the end, *giggles flirtily*)
How would you describe the cytoplasm of an onion cell and a cheek cell?
little dots
What is bigger cheek cells or onion cells?
Onion cells are larger. Skin cheek cells are smaller probably due to the fact that they're overlapped or rolled up.
When the onion and cheek epithelial cells was placed in the distilled water?
eat cholate
What cell parts did you find in the onion cell but not in the cheek cells?
The onion cells are much more rectangle shaped, than the cheek cells and the nucleus in the onion cell is much more bigger and better seen in the microscope.
Are chloroplasts visible in onion and cheek cells?
No chloroplasts in cheek and onion cells
Which of the 2 cells cheek or onion cells have a regular arrangement and structure?
Between the 2 cells that are cheek and onion cells, the one that has a regular arrangement and structure are onion cells. Cheek cells have an irregular shape.
Why are onion cells in a sheet and cheek cells individual units?
Due to the techniques of obtaining the samples, onion cells remain intact in the tissue, but because cheek cells are obtained by rubbing a toothpick on your cheek, you are disrupting the cheek tissue, and instead of getting a sheet of cheek cells, you get individual cheek cells.
What are the Characteristics of cheek cells leaf cells and onion cells?
cheek is eukaryotic multicellular and sexual
Why are onion cells different to cheek cell?
because they are
What is same between cheek and onion cells?
They both have a nucleus:)
Describe how the onion and cheek cell were different in observed parts what parts did they have in common?
The Onion cell and cheek cell both had cytoplasm, nucleuses, and cell membranes under 400x Magnification
What does onion skin cells have that cheek cells don't?
A cell wall.
What would happen if an onion is placed in water?
Nothing. The onion will get wet.
