Answer: Under these conditions, water osmosis causes water to accumulate in the cell from the external environment. The contractile vacuole acts as part of a protective mechanism that prevents the cell from absorbing too much water and possibly lysing (rupturing) through excessive internal pressure.
Answer: Under these conditions, water osmosis causes water to accumulate in the cell from the external environment. The contractile vacuole acts as part of a protective mechanism that prevents the cell from absorbing too much water and possibly lysing (rupturing) through excessive internal pressure.
<em>Repeated growing of crops in the soil decreases the fertility of the soil as the crops use up the nutrients of the soil. ... Farmers replenish the soil of the depleted nutrition with the help of fertilizers or crop rotation. Fertilizers are chemical substances that are rich in a particular nutrient.</em>
