Q: Draw diagram of cell in hypotonic solution and hypertonic solution.
A: A hypertonic solution is one that has more solute concentration than the reference solution. Its…
Q: Indicate which of the following involves osmosis by answering yes or no.1. A fresh potato is peeled,…
A: Osmosis is a process through which the movement of water takes place through a semi-permeable…
Q: During osmosis,water moves toward the solution with... solute concentration?
A: Osmosis is the movement of solvent molecules according to the concentration gradient across the…
Q: Indicate which of the following involves osmosis by answering yes or no When the bulb of a thistle…
A: Osmosis is a type of diffusion in which water ions or molecules pass freely from a more concentrated…
Q: What happens when a cell is placed in a hypotonic solution (one with a lower solute concentration…
A: Step 1 Osmosis – It is the phenomenon of diffusion of water or solvent from the area of its higher…
Q: When an animal cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, water would
A: Answer: HYPERTONIC SOLUTION: It is a solution contains more solute (NaCl) concentration and less…
Q: Distinguish among hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonicsolutions.
A: A cell contains variety of solutes in it, the mammalian erythrocytes contain the ions of K+,Ca+,PO4-…
Q: Describe how a cell would react to a hypertonic orhypotonic solution.
A: The cells has the ability to swell, shrink or remain in the same size depends on the environment in…
Q: Fill in the boxes with the appropriate tonicity description (hypertonic, hypotonic, isotonic)
A: Passive transport is considered to the movement of an ion or other molecule across the membrane…
Q: Describe the term osmosis.
A: A type of cellular transport known as passive transport involves the movement of molecules and ions…
Q: Explain why it is not enough just to say that a solution is “hypertonic.”
A: Tonicity is the term that can be defined as the solution which can be hypotonic or hypertonic. It is…
Q: Differentiate between isotonic and hypotonic solutions?
A: Any solution has 2 components – solute and solvent. Solute is substance which gets dissolved and…
Q: Explain the rationale behind the separation of different cellular components using centrifuge.
A: Centrifugation: Mechanical separation process which uses centrifugal force to separate components…
Q: In one statement maximum, explain what a hypertonic solution is in reference to solute…
A: Based on the concentration of solute molecules present there are three types of solutions: 1.…
Q: What happens to cells in an isotonic, hypertonic and hypotonic solution? Why?
A: Tonicity refers to the measure of a cell's ability to gain or lose water in response to the solute…
Q: Discuss the changes in cell volume produced by hypertonic, isotonic, and hypotonic solutions?
A: A solution will be hypertonic to a cell if its solute concentration is higher than that inside the…
Q: Match the image to the correct type of solution/environment the cell is in. Hypertonic solution…
A: The solute molecules are higher inside the cell in comparison with outside so it is Hypotonic The…
Q: What is an isotonic solution? Explain what you would observe if a cell was exposed to a hypotonic…
A: Osmosis refers to the movement of solvent from a less concentrated solution to a more concentrated…
Q: Why would hypertonic solution make a potato stick become limper?
A: Introduction: Osmosis is diffusion of water or solvent through a semi-permeable membrane from the…
Q: When the body needs to conserve water, the kidneys excrete hypertonic urine. What do the terms…
A: Solution is composed of two constituents . These components are as :- A ) Solute B ) Solvent…
Q: Demonstrate an experiment to show osmosis.
A: It is known that the solvent and solute together form the solution. Upon encountering a…
Q: Explain the mechanism by which cells sample extracellular fluid.
A: Extracellular fluid refers to bodily fluid that is not contained within cells. It can be present in…
Q: Demonstrate an experiment to show semipermeable membrane?
A: A biological membrane that has a characteristic ability to surpass molecules, such a membrane are…
Q: Describe the methods that are used to transfer ions across the cell membrane
A: The cell membrane are semi permeable and selective permeable. Ions and other molecules which are…
Q: In the diagram below, which situation is when the red blood cell is exposed to hypertonic solution?…
A: RBC(RED BLOOD CELLS) These are the oxygen carriers of the body present in the bloodstream. The…
Q: What will happen to a red blood cell in an isotonic, hypotonic and hypertonic solution? explain…
A: Tonicity is the tension developed in a system due to the presence of osmotically active substance in…
Q: What is the purpose of osmosis and diffusion lab ?
A: Osmosis and diffusion both are very important for living organisms. The transportation of different…
Q: Use both diagrams AND full sentences to describe/explain what will happen in each of the following…
A: An isotonic solution has the same solute concentration as the fluid inside a cell. A hypotonic…
Q: Explain the effects of putting a cell into a hypotonic, hypertonic, or isotonic medium.
A: According to the question, we have to give an explanation of the effects of putting a cell into a…
Q: Describe the specific situations where the plasma membrane of cells will not spontaneously re-seal.…
A: The plasma membrane of an eukaryotic cell is a lipid bilayer. The plasma membrane is responsible…
Q: Compare and contrast the effects of hypertonic, isotonic, and hypotonic conditions on cells?
A: Introduction All living organisms and body tissues are made up of cells, which are the smallest…
Q: differentiate plasmolysis and deplasmolysis
A: Cells have plasma membranes present outside the cytoplasm.
Q: Compare and contrast passive and active transport of materials into and out of cells.
A: Cells exchange substances with their surroundings.
Q: Describe the steps involved for 'osmotic pressure' in cell breakage.
A: Cells can be exposed to different types of solutions. These solutions are divided based on their…
Q: explain in detail the process of cell culture techniques from call thawing to incubating
A: During effective cell culture studies, it's vital to investigate the morphology (or form and form)…
Q: What happens to a cell placed in a hypertonic solution? Describe thefree water concentration inside…
A: Osmosis is the net movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from an area of lower solute…
Q: A potato slice has been placed in a hypertonic solution? Explain how you know
A: Osmosis can be seen very effectively when potato slices are added to a high concentration of salt…
Q: Explain what would occur to a bacterial cell placed in a salt concentration of 10%, that normally…
A: Explain what would occur to a bacterial cell placed in a salt concentration of 10%, that normally…
Q: Regarding ISOTONIC solutions, which of the following are TRUE? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY A.…
A: Isotonic solutions can be described as two solutions that have same osmotic concentration that means…
Q: When a cell is surronded by hyptonic solution, which of the following will occur? A. The cell will…
A: In a hypotonic solution, the concentration of solutes inside the cell is higher than the…
Q: define : a. isotonic slution b. hypertonic solution c. hypotonic solution
A: A solution is said to be a homogeneous mixture of two or more components in any one phase(solid,…
Q: Describe how extracellular solute concentration affects osmosis across theplasma membrane.
A: The semipermeable membrane that permits the passage of minerals and water inside the cell is the…
Q: What are hypertonic and hypotonic solutions?
A: Hypertonic solutions have solute concentration higher than another solution. It is a term used to…
Q: compare and contrast between hypertonic, isotonic and hypotonic solutions.
A: Osmosis: Osmosis is the process by which there occurs movement of solute from high concentration…
Q: Give a brief account on the material transport mechanisms through cell membrane
A: Cell is the smallest structural and, functional unit of life. It is simple machinery that houses all…
Q: Cells in a hypertonic solution tend to: a. shrink due to water loss b. swell due to water gain c.…
A: A cell is the basic key of life that is capable of performing all the functions of life and also…
Justify the parenteral use of hypotonic and hypertonic solutions? explain at your own words
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- During osmosis,water moves toward the solution with... solute concentration?A cell exposed to a hypertonic environment will ________ by osmosis.a. gain water b. lose water c. neither gain nor lose water d. burstWhat happens to a cell placed in a hypertonic solution? Describe thefree water concentration inside and out.