it turns purple and under a microscope you can see swirlys
When an onion cell is placed in vinegar, the cell membrane is broken down due to the acidic nature of vinegar. This causes the cell contents to leak out, resulting in the cell becoming plasmolyzed (shrinking away from the cell wall). Eventually, the cell may burst.
Pickled onions are acidic due to the vinegar used in the pickling process. Vinegar is a dilute acetic acid solution, which gives pickled onions their tangy flavor.
This depends on the nature of the NaCl solution...If it is a Hyper-tonic solution (More concentrated solution than onion cells), water will move by osmosis down it's concentration gradient, from a region of less negative water potential (high Ψ) in the onion cell, to a region of more negative water potential (low Ψ) in the solution through a selectively/partially permeable membrane;so the onion cell will be plasmolysed and will look "flaccid" (vacuole gets smaller and shrinks).The vice versa happens with a Hypo-tonic (less concentrated solution than onion cell) NaCl solution;The onion cell will then look "turgid" (has a large vacuole exerting a pressure on the cytoplasm and pushing it towards the cell's cellwall to make it "tensed".
Yes, an onion is a plant and plants have cell membranes and cell walls
Dish washing liquid helps to break down the cell membrane and release the DNA from the onion cells. It contains surfactants that disrupt the lipid bilayer of the cell membrane, allowing the DNA to be released into the solution for extraction.
Iodine solution is used to stain the cell contents in the prepared slide of onion peel. This helps highlight the cell structures and makes it easier to observe under a microscope, such as the nucleus and cytoplasm of the onion cells.
All cells have cytoplasm, so yes, onion cells do have cytoplasm.
cell membrane
they will disintegrate and soon the onion will peel and the onion part will BE NO MORE
it is 7 layers
If an onion cell epidermis is placed in a hypertonic solution, water will move out of the cell due to osmosis, causing the cell to shrink and the cell membrane to pull away from the cell wall. This process is known as plasmolysis.
The cells in an onion membrane will absorb the pure water through the process of osmosis. This will cause the cells to swell and become turgid as water enters them. Ultimately, the onion membrane may appear plump and rigid due to the increased water uptake.