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If too much water moves into an animal cell, the cell will grow large and eventually burst. This is not life-threatening though, in fact that's the reason you sometimes have wrinkly fingers after you've taken a long shower or bath.

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What will happen to animal cell in water?

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Ways osmosis can affect a cell?

If water moves into a cell it becomes turgid and if an animal cell can burst. Plant cell will not burst due to cell wall. If water moves out of the cell it is known as flaccid and the cell membrane will contract make the cell smaller, again if its an animal cell.


If a animal cell is put into a pure water what will happen?

burst


What would happen if too little water moves into a cell?

it will shrivel up


What might happen if too little water moves out of a cell.?

it will swell


What happens to an animal cell if there isn't enough water in it?

it will eventually burst


Will an animal cell shrink if placed in pure water?

No, an animal cell will not shrink if placed in pure water. Instead, it will tend to swell and may eventually burst due to the process of osmosis, where water moves into the cell to equalize the concentration of solutes inside and outside the cell.


Is osmosis water that moves out of cells of a saltwater fish into the ocean?

no osmosis is when water molecules wove out of a cell of any animal!


What happens in a animal cell in pure water an why does this not happen in a plant cell?

It can possibly burst.


Predict what might happen to an animal cell if you put it in distilled water?

The animal cell will swell and potentially burst due to water entering the cell through osmosis. The distilled water has a higher water concentration than inside the cell, causing water to move into the cell to try to equalize the concentration.


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What would happen if the concentration of molecules outside the cell was lower than the inside?

the carbon dioxide will move into the cell due to the concentration of carbon dioxide outside of the cell being higher