Effect Of Osmosis On Animal And Plant Cells

Question 1

What is the effect of hypotonic solution in animal cells?

Answer 1

Water enters cell, cell swells and may burst

Question 2

What is the effect of isotonic solution on animal cell?

Answer 2

No net movement of water, cell normal size

Question 3

What is the effect of hypertonic solution in animal cell?

Answer 3

Water moves out, cell shrinks and crenates

Question 4

What is the effect of hypotonic solution on plant cell?

Answer 4

Water enters cell, cell swells and becomes turgid

Question 5

What is the effect of isotonic solution on plant cell?

Answer 5

No net movement of water, cell normal size

Question 6

What is the effect of hypertonic solution on plant cell?

Answer 6

Water moves out, cell shrinks and plasmolyses

Question 7

What is lysis?

Answer 7

Disintegration of cell by rupture of cell wall or cell membrane

Question 8

What does turgid mean?

Answer 8

Swollen

Question 9

What does it mean when a cell plasmolyses?

Answer 9

Shrinks