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Osmosis Effects: Comparing Plant & Animal Cells in Different Solutions
Chapter 5, Problem 1(choose chapter or problem)
What would happen if a plant cell were placed in an isotonic solution? a hypertonic environment? a hypotonic environment? How would you modify your predictions for an animal cell?
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What would happen if a plant cell were placed in an isotonic solution? a hypertonic environment? a hypotonic environment? How would you modify your predictions for an animal cell?
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If a plant cell were placed in an isotonic solution:
In an isotonic solution, the concentration of solutes outside the cell equals the concentration inside the cell. In this scenario, no net water movement across the cell membrane would exist. The plant cell would maintain its normal shape, and its volume would not change significantly.
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Osmosis Effects: Comparing Plant & Animal Cells in Different Solutions
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Explore the effects of isotonic, hypertonic, and hypotonic solutions on plant and animal cells. Understand water movement, solute concentration dynamics, and the resulting cellular changes, including turgidity in plants and crenation or lysis in animals.