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Salt water is a hypertonic solution; therefore, the vacuole in the cell will shrink. The water in the cell's vacuole exits the plasma membrane to balance the solutions, and since the salt can not enter through the cells differentialy permeable membrane the cell is only loosing substance so it shrinks. When the elodea cells are in fresh water there is no reaction. Elodea is a fresh water plant
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoDue to osmosis. The cell has water in it, cell membranes are permeable, and if you have different salt concentrations across the membrane water will move over in an attempt to even out the balance.
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∙ 13y agoPlasmolysis- net loss of liquid from the cytoplasm.
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What will cause the cell to shrink when placed in hypertonic solution?
The cytoplasm looses water to the cell exterior.
What are the results when a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution?
The cell will experience crenation and shrink. The cell will lose water through osmosis when placed in a hypertonic solution.
What is the difference between lysis and plasmolysis?
When a cell is placed in a hypotonic solution, water will enter the cell. This is called lysis. When a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, water will leave the cell (causing it to shrink). This is called plasmolysis.
What would happen to the cells of a freshwater organism if it was placed in saltwater?
The concentration of water molecules outside the cell is lower than the concentration of the water molecules inside the cell. As a result, water moves out of the cell by osmosis. When water moves out, cells shrink. Put another way, the concentration of solute (salt) is higher outside the cell than inside. More water will flow out of the cell than into the cell through the cell membrane.
When a animal cell is in a hypotonic environment it will?
Animal cells do not have rigid cell walls. When they are exposed to hypertonic solutions, water rushes out of the cell causing it to shrink.
Will A red blood cell placed in pure water will shrink?
A red blood cell placed in pure (distilled) water will explode because of osmosis.Substances naturally seek equilibrium through osmosis by going from areas of high concentration to low concentration, the concentration of H2O is much greater outside the cell than inside and as a result water will rush into the cell and burst the membrane.
What will happen to freshwater bacterial cell that is placed in salt water?
Water leaves the cell, causing the cell to shrink.
A Cell is placed in a salt solution whose concentration is greater than cell?
When a cell is placed in salt water it will shrink, but will swell in carbonated water. m.c
What will cause the cell to shrink when placed in hypertonic solution?
The cytoplasm looses water to the cell exterior.
What will happen to a freshwater bacterial cell that is placed in salt water Will water enter or leave the cell?
It will leave the cell, causing the cell to shrink.
What are the results when a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution?
The cell will experience crenation and shrink. The cell will lose water through osmosis when placed in a hypertonic solution.
What would happen if freshwater bacterial cells are placed in salt water?
water leaves the cell causeing the cell to shrink.
What is the difference between lysis and plasmolysis?
When a cell is placed in a hypotonic solution, water will enter the cell. This is called lysis. When a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, water will leave the cell (causing it to shrink). This is called plasmolysis.
What will happen to a red blood cell if placed in a bowl of concentrated salt solution?
Water will leave the cell and the cell will shrink and shrivel.
What would happen to the cells of a freshwater organism if it was placed in saltwater?
The concentration of water molecules outside the cell is lower than the concentration of the water molecules inside the cell. As a result, water moves out of the cell by osmosis. When water moves out, cells shrink. Put another way, the concentration of solute (salt) is higher outside the cell than inside. More water will flow out of the cell than into the cell through the cell membrane.
When a animal cell is in a hypotonic environment it will?
Animal cells do not have rigid cell walls. When they are exposed to hypertonic solutions, water rushes out of the cell causing it to shrink.
What might happen if the amount of water entering and leaving the cell were not controlled will the cell swell or shrink?
The cell membrane and all its organelles would burst.
