Most bacteria live in a solution that is hypotonic relative to the cytoplasm of the bacteria. This means that the bacterial cell is constantly taking in water. The cell wall of a bacterium is a peptidoglycan polymer that is tightly cross-linked. This would therefore function to:_________-.
A. regulate the flow of most molecules into and out of the bacterial cell.
B. provide a rigid wall that prevents the cell from swelling.
C. provide a rigid wall that prevents the cell from shrinking.
D. confirm a close relationship to plant cells that have a similar structure and live in hypotonic solutions.
E. make all bacteria fairly uniform in metabolic chemistry.
Answer:
B. provide a rigid wall that prevents the cell from swelling.
Explanation:
When organisms are present in hypotonic surroundings, their cells that are in contact with the surroundings tend to gain water. Bacteria present in hypotonic solution would gain water as their cells are hypertonic than the surroundings. The entry of water would increase the volume of cytoplasm and could lead to the bursting of the cell. However, the presence of a cell wall made up of cross-linked peptidoglycan prevents the swelling of the bacterial cell and allow them to survive in hypotonic surroundings.
Answer:
Jupiter would be the tennis ball.
Explanation:
Jupiter has a diameter of about 88,695 miles (142,800 kilometers) which is more than 11 times the diameter of Earth. It's volume is over 1,300 times the volume of Earth. This means that Jupiter is so big that over 1,300 Earths could fit inside of it.
The answer is D mitosis and cytokinesis
Answer:
Twins occur.
Explanation:
If the embryo is divided into half by artificial methods such as microsurgical, twins occur in the female body. Both the embryo are identical to each other. twins means that there will be two babies formed at the same time in the body of female. After the separation of embryo, both the embryos are genetically identical to each other and it continue to develop into a new organisms.
The answer is C. theophylline. Xanthine is a kind of purine base found in many human body tissues and fluids and in other organisms. Theophylline is a kind of methylated xanthine.
