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liberstina [14]
3 years ago
11

Why does a human red blood cell lyse when placed in a hypotonic solution while a plant cell does not?

Biology
1 answer:
Len [333]3 years ago
7 0
A human red blood cell has a cell membrane which bursts when it is put in a hypotonic solution and a plant cell has a cell wall, which protects the cell membrane from bursting, which gives the cell membrane support and keeps the water inside of water inside of the cell. The plant cell has a cell wall, and animal cell doesn't have any support.
I hope this helps :)
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