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Plasmolysis might be a disadvantage to a cell when too much water is drawn out of the cell. This could cause the cell to collapse. This rarely happens in nature but can be seen in laboratory testing when the cell is forced into a concentrated saline solution.

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Can animal cells undergo plasmolysis?

Animal cells undergo lysis, and plant cells undergo plasmolysis. Lysis occurs when a plant cell explodes due to too much pressure on the inside, and plasmolysis occurs when the vacuole of a plant cell shrinks away from the cell wall due to lack of water.


What does plasmolysis explain?

Plasmolysis explains the process in plant cells where the cell membrane detaches from the cell wall due to water loss, leading to the shrinking of the cell contents. This occurs when a plant cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, causing water to move out of the cell.


Why are plant cells selected to demonstrate plasmolysis rather than animal cells?

Plant cells are selected to demonstrate plasmolysis because they have a cell wall that maintains the structure of the cell even when the cell membrane shrinks due to water loss. Animal cells do not have a cell wall, so they would burst instead of undergoing plasmolysis in a hypertonic solution.


Is crenation to plasmolysis and hemolysis is to turgor pressure true or false?

False. Crenation, plasmolysis, and hemolysis are all related to osmotic processes in cells, but turgor pressure is not directly equivalent to hemolysis. Turgor pressure is the pressure exerted by the fluid inside plant cells against the cell wall, while hemolysis refers to the bursting of red blood cells.


What will happen if put plant cell in salty water?

Salt draws water from plant cells. This causes the cells to dehydrate and the plant to shrivel up and die.

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Can animal cells undergo plasmolysis?

Animal cells undergo lysis, and plant cells undergo plasmolysis. Lysis occurs when a plant cell explodes due to too much pressure on the inside, and plasmolysis occurs when the vacuole of a plant cell shrinks away from the cell wall due to lack of water.


Is plasmolysis reversible?

Just put distilled water in an eyedropper and put several drops onto the cells. I've only done it with red onion cells, but it wouldn't hurt to try. Make sure you don't wait too long to do it, though, otherwise the cells will be dead for good.


What happen to cell subjected to prolonged plasmolysis?

the cell membrane will detach from the cell wall and the cell will rupture and die


What does plasmolysis explain?

Plasmolysis explains the process in plant cells where the cell membrane detaches from the cell wall due to water loss, leading to the shrinking of the cell contents. This occurs when a plant cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, causing water to move out of the cell.


Why are plant cells selected to demonstrate plasmolysis rather than animal cells?

Plant cells are selected to demonstrate plasmolysis because they have a cell wall that maintains the structure of the cell even when the cell membrane shrinks due to water loss. Animal cells do not have a cell wall, so they would burst instead of undergoing plasmolysis in a hypertonic solution.


Why does celery stalks cells go limp when water diffuses out?

Plasmolysis


Why does osmosis cause elodea leaf cells to shrink?

Due to plasmolysis


What are some practical applications of plasmolysis in animal cells?

i don't know plss help me because i need it to may lab activity the submission is tomorrow...:(


What does prolonged plasmolysis do to plant cell?

it causes the cell to shrink due to the loss of water.


How will plamolysis the rheo discolor leaf?

Plasmolysis in Rheo discolor leaf cells occurs when water moves out of the cell, causing the cell membrane to detach from the cell wall. This results in the wilted appearance of the leaf due to the loss of turgor pressure. Plasmolysis can be induced by placing the leaf in a hypertonic solution that causes water to move out of the cells.


Do cells reccover from the state of plasmolysis?

Yes, if a plasmolysed cell is placed in a hypotonic solution it can recover as a turgid cell.


What are the effects of hypertonic solutions on living cells?

Hypertonic solutions are solutions that have a higher concentration than that of its immediate environment. The effects of hypertonic solutions on living cells is crenation in animal cells and plasmolysis in plant cells.