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Unlike animal cells, plant cells are unable to control the compostiton of fluid around their cell. Plant cells are normally permanetly bathed in almost pure water, which is constantly absorbed from the plants roots. Water entering a plant cell by osmosis causes the protoplast to swell and press on the cell wall. Because the cell wall is capable of only very limited expansion, a pressure builds up on it that resists the entry of further water. However animal cells do not have this ability and let constant water in, causing it to burst.

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What would happen if you put liver cell in a hyptonic solution?

If an animal cell is placed in a hypotonic solution, there will be a net movement of water into the cell and it will eventually burst. If an animal cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, there will be a net movement of water out of the cell and it will shrink.


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.


How will a plant cell respond differently than a animal cell?

It will not burst when placed in a dilute solution.


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

It can possibly burst.


Why animal cells burst when they are placed in pure water?

Animal cell are hypertonic to the water i.e. they have more solute concentration inside the cell when placed in pure water. Now by the law solvent(water here) move from low concentration of solute to high concentration of solute so water move inside the animal cell which make cell to swell up and when the swelling pressure increase then wall pressure the cell get burst


An animal cell that surrounded by fresh water will burst because osmosis causes?

water to move into the cell, causing the cell to swell and eventually burst due to the influx of water.


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

burst


If an animal cell is placed in a hypotonic solution water moves into the cell causing the cell to swell and possibly burst?

Correct, in a hypotonic solution, water will move into the cell in an attempt to balance out the concentration of solutes on both sides of the cell membrane. This influx of water can cause the cell to swell and potentially burst due to the increased pressure.


Why would osmosis cause an animal cell to burst?

If the water potential outside a cell is higher than that inside a cell, water will move into the cell through the cell membrane by osmosis. The animal cell, unlike a plant cell, does not have a cell wall, which would prevent the cell bursting as it is rigid and holds the cell structure. The cell membrane of the animal cell is not strong enough to keep the shape of the cell when there is such an increase in pressure from water inside the cell, and the cell bursts.


What happens if a cell is placed in a pure water?

In this case the solution is hypotonic in relation to the cell. The cell swells up and ruptures as the water rushes in, and since the animal cell has no cell wall it cannot become turgid (stop letting in water), therefore the cell will rupture.


What happens to a cell when it is placed into a solution that is hypo-tonic to it?

Water moves into the cell by osmosis. If it is a plant cell, it will become fully turgid. If it is an animal cell, the cell will become larger and larger and will eventually burst.


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.