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Plant cells do not explode in water because they have cell walls. Their tendency to uptake water is balanced by the elastic wall pushing back on the cell, resulting in a turgid (rigid) cell rather than a lysed (exploded) cell. Turgid cells allow plants to stand upright and better engage in photosynthesis.
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What feature explains why plant cells don't explode as a result of osmosis?
Plant cells don't explode from osmosis because water doesn't just enter, but also leaves the cell by diffusion, which then makes the water concentration equal on both sides of the cell membrane.
What happent to a plant cell when placed in isotonic hypotonic and hypertonic solutions?
When placed in an isotonic solution nothin will happen to the cell, but when placed in a hypotonic solution the cell will implode (not explode, thus the water will push the cell on itself until implosion occurs.) Last but not least a hypertonic solution will cause the cell to explode by too much water entering the cell because there is already more water in the cell then in the solution. So the simple answer is: Isotonic solution= nothing, hypotonic solution= implosion, and hypertonic solution= explosion.
What part of a plant cell stores information?
A plant doesnt know information
What is the appearance of a plant cell when water is plentiful?
When water is plentiful, the cell expands so that the plant stands upright. Without water, the cell shrinks, so the plant wilts.When water is plentiful, the cell expands so that the plant stands upright. Without water, the cell shrinks, so the plant wilts.
What does a plant cell have that a anim al cell doesnt have?
An animal cell has lysosomes and centrioles where a plant cell doesn't. also a plant cell has a cell wall and chloroplast.
Why do plant cell have cell walls and animal cell do not?
Because if plants cells didn't have those, if they got lots of water in, they would explode
What feature explains why plant cells don't explode as a result of osmosis?
Plant cells don't explode from osmosis because water doesn't just enter, but also leaves the cell by diffusion, which then makes the water concentration equal on both sides of the cell membrane.
What would happen if the cell didn't have the vacuole?
In a plant's case the cell would dry up or explode and die because it wouldn't be able to store water. In an animal cell's case it would explode and die.
What does cell wall do in the cell?
The cell wall prevents the cell from exploding! The pressure from the water, within the plant cell is so great that without the wall, it would simply explode.
What structures does an animal cell have that a plant cell doesnt?
lysosomes
What would happen if water kept entering a cell and no water left the cell?
Sadly, the cell will explode.
What happent to a plant cell when placed in isotonic hypotonic and hypertonic solutions?
When placed in an isotonic solution nothin will happen to the cell, but when placed in a hypotonic solution the cell will implode (not explode, thus the water will push the cell on itself until implosion occurs.) Last but not least a hypertonic solution will cause the cell to explode by too much water entering the cell because there is already more water in the cell then in the solution. So the simple answer is: Isotonic solution= nothing, hypotonic solution= implosion, and hypertonic solution= explosion.
Why would a fresh water cell expand and explode in salt water?
The cell absorbs water through its semipermeable membrane in order to make the ratio of salt particles to water particles equal in the cell and outside the cell. However, the increase in water in the cell makes it explode.
What does a animal cell have that a plant cell doesnt?
chloroplast and cell wall and a LARGE vacoule
What part of a plant cell stores information?
A plant doesnt know information
Why do some plants explode?
because plant cells get less salt and more water because of rain so the more water in a cell makes it bigger so it eventually explodesPlant cells have cell wall as outer covering besides the cell membrane. this cell wall is more rigid to expand in comparison to cell membrane. The animal cells due to absence of cell wall get easly streched hence they do not explod and the plant cell explode due to the rigid cell wall.
What would happen if one were to add a solute to water?
If a cell contains many dissolved solutes, this would mean that the cell has a HIGH concentration gradient. If this cell was placed in pure (distilled) water, the cell would most likely fill up, and in some cases, "explode". This is because the ratio of water entering, to water exiting the cell is much higher than a cell containing minimal dissolved solutes. If this cell was a plant cell, the cell wall around it would contain the water, and ensure the cell itself does not explode because of it's shape. However if the example was an animal cell (this has no cell wall), the cell would most likely explode... ------ Hello, I'm currently doing Year 12 Biology at school, I hope this helped ------
