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What happens to a cell when it is place in a hypotonic solution?
The cell explodes!
What is hypotonic and its example?
Hypotonic is a concentration of less solutes compared to that of another solution.
What happens when water moves out of a cell if the cell is placed in a what solution?
Hypotonic Solution
What is hypotonic solution?
A hypotonic solution has a lower solute concentration compared to the cells it surrounds. When cells are exposed to a hypotonic solution, water will move into the cells through osmosis, causing them to swell or potentially burst.
What word is used to desribe plant cells in a hypotonic solution?
In a hypotonic solution, plant cells are described as being turgid. This occurs because water enters the cells, causing them to swell and create internal pressure against the cell wall. This turgor pressure helps maintain the plant's structural integrity and keeps it upright.
What happens to plant cells when placed in a hypotonic solution?
When a plant cell is placed in an hypotonic solution it becomes swollen and hard. The cell takes in water by osmosis and starts to swell, but the cell wall prevents it from bursting.
What happens to a cell when it is place in a hypotonic solution?
The cell explodes!
Is the solution hypotonic in or out of the cell?
The solution is hypotonic when it is outside of the cell.
Is the solution in the experiment hypotonic or hypertonic?
The solution in the experiment is hypotonic.
Does placing plant cells in a hypotonic solution causes the osmotic pressure to increase?
When a plant cell is placed in a hypotonic solution, the osmotic pressure tends to increase as the water in the cells moves to a place elevated in solute concentration. The osmotic pressure is the chief cause of support in numerous plants.
When a cell is in pure water it is in this type of solution?
hypotonic
What is hypotonic and its example?
Hypotonic is a concentration of less solutes compared to that of another solution.
What happens when water moves out of a cell if the cell is placed in a what solution?
Hypotonic Solution
What is a hypotonic solution what will happen to a cell placed in a hypotonic solution?
it swells and burst
What happens to a plant cell if it is place in a hypotonic solution?
Osmosis works for any type of cell. Because of a lower concentration of solute inside the cell then out, the water would rush to where the solute is in an attempt to make it even. It would retain its shape because of its cell wall making it rigid which is absent in animal cells which is prone to swelling and making it burst.
A cell is dropped into a solution and the cell swells the solution is?
hypertonic hypertonic
OBSERVING OSMOSIS IN PLANT CELLS?
You can observe osmosis in plant cells by placing a plant cell in a hypertonic or hypotonic solution and observing any changes in cell size and shape due to the movement of water. Hypertonic solution will cause cell to shrink (plasmolysis) and hypotonic solution will cause cell to swell. You can use a microscope to observe these changes in plant cells during osmosis.
