Compare hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic solutions. When an environment is hypotonic, what happens to the cell?

1 answer:

algol132 years ago

3 0

When an environment is hypotonic, the cell has more solute so solvent move from outside the cell to inside causing the cell to swell.

WHAT IS TONICITY?

Tonicity is the ability of a solution to induce water loss or water gain in a cell. A solution can either be; hypertonic, hypotonic or isotonic

A hypertonic solution has more concentration of solute than its surroundings while a hypotonic solution has less concentration of solute compared to it's surroundings.

If a hypotonic solution has less solute, this means that it will have more solvent (water). Based on the principle of osmosis, water moves from a region of high concentration to region of low concentration.

Hence, water will move into a cell that is located in a hypotonic environment, causing it to swell.

Learn more: brainly.com/question/13802181?referrer=searchResults

You might be interested in

The three major literary genres are drama, poetry, and __________.

tatyana61 [14]

Answer:

prose

Explanation:

8 0

3 years ago

Read 2 more answers

Em um borboletário estão presentes duas amostras de ar isolados do ambiente, mas sem nenhuma identificação. sabe-se que uma é de

viva [34]

Supongo que solo trata de probar cuál es cuál con una prueba que inventas. eso es muy confuso

3 0

3 years ago

A neuron's ability to generate action potentials depends: Question 1 choices Choice A., on the axon reaching threshold and the o

SOVA2 [1]

Answer is A
Firstly axon must reach the threshold level and then depolarisation occurs. Depolarisation phrase means sodium enters and potassium leaves the axon . Choice C can't be because main idea is the entering of sodium ions.

4 0

3 years ago

Which sequence correctly arranges the building blocks of life from largest and most inclusive to smallest and most specific?

netineya [11]

The right answer is chromosome > DNA > gene.

Living cell element, of characteristic shape and in constant number, located in the nucleus of the cell.

DNA, which is our chromosome, carries the genes . The DNA molecule, also known as deoxyribonucleic acid, is found in all our cells.

The gene is a piece of this DNA that corresponds to a particular genetic information that codes for a single protein. So it's a very small portion of chromosome.

6 0

3 years ago

Read 2 more answers

Which of the following would be considered a source of error in an Experiment

koban [17]

Answer:

only three house flies were collected for an experiment

3 0

3 years ago

Read 2 more answers