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Because the saltwater is dehydrating it, just like it will dehydrate humans eventually.
A freshwater paramecium would shrivel in salt water due to a precess called osmosis.
Osmosis is a type of diffusion that occurs in water. If you have a container with two different salt concentrations separated by a fine screen (semipermeable barrier) that will allow water to move back and forth, but not salt, the water will try to move to the side with more salt to dilute that salt. This is what happens to your paramecium. The water inside the paramecium will move outside the paramecium to try to dilute the saltwater, causing the paramecium to shrivel like a ball that has had the air let out.
Further explanation of osmosis can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmosis
As a side note, this is why drinking salt water actually dehydrates a person. When you have salt water in your digestive track the water in your body will move into your digestive track to dilute the salt water. The water is then excreted through your urine leaving you with less water in your body then before you drank the saltwater.
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Why a person could die of dehydration by drinking enough 10 percent salt solution?
The cells in the persons body would try to equalize the concentration on the outside and inside of the cell. This would lead to the cells exposed to the hypotonic solution dehydrating themselves.
Solutions of water and other molecules are found both inside and outside living cells. what term refers to the salt in a solution of salt and water?
Salt is the solute.
What would happen to a salt water plant if you put in fresh water and why?
The plant is most likely to die because the salt water already killed the root cells. It also depends on the concentraition of the plant. some plants are very sensitive when fresh water is placed in ONLY salt water plants
Why will the blood cell shrivel and possibly die inside a hypertonic salt solution?
There was more salt/solute outside of the cell, and the solute "sucks" away the water from the cell;making it shrink and possibly collapse in itself.
Does an egg get bigger if you put it in water?
It has to do with osmosis since their is so much salt in saltwater the salt takes up space so their is more water in the egg so the egg will shrink and their will be more water in the cup so it reaches eqilibrium.
What happens to Carrot cells in salt water?
Carrot cells placed in salt water will lose water due to osmosis, causing them to shrink and become wilted. The high concentration of salt in the water creates a hypertonic environment, leading to water leaving the carrot cells to try to balance the salt concentration.
What happens to cells in saltwater?
cells shrink because salt water is hypertonic solution.
When a piece of zucchini soaked in a salt water?
The cells in the zucchini shrink because they lose their water.
What happens to plant cells when you put salt water on them?
When plant cells are exposed to salt water, water moves out of the cells through osmosis, causing the cells to lose turgor pressure and shrink. This process is known as plasmolysis. Continued exposure to salt water can eventually lead to the death of the plant cells.
Would a carrott shrink or swell in salt water or in fresh water?
shrink in salt water. swell in fresh water.
What would happen if freshwater bacterial cells are placed in salt water?
water leaves the cell causeing the cell to shrink.
Why does potatoes get soggy in salt water?
It has to do with hypertonicity between cells. The concentration of water in salt water is lower than the concentration of water inside the potato. So water will move out of the potato and in to the salt water to create equilibrium, causing the potato to shrink.
Will a chicken egg in salt water grow or shrink?
the egg will shrink.
What happens when you drink salty water?
First of all, it won't be pleasant! Secondly, a little will do no harm, but a lot will make you go; mad.
Explain why a carrot feels spongy after being soaked in salt water?
Water moves out of the carrot's cells and into the salt water due the difference in concentration of NaCl. This might account for the spongy-ness of the carrot
Why don't plant cells shrink up like animal cells in a salt solution?
Plant cells have rigid cell walls made of cellulose that provide structural support and prevent the cell from shrinking in a hypertonic solution (like a salt solution). The cell wall maintains the cell's shape and prevents excessive water loss by osmosis. Animal cells do not have cell walls and will shrink in a hypertonic solution due to water loss.
What is the effect of the salt solution on the red blood cells in hyper tonic?
Red blood cells in a hypertonic solution will shrink. This occurs as water moves out of the red blood cell.
