Recall the following (the table that I asked you to copy in your textbook):
Hypotonic solution (compared to the cell)
Plant cell: Become turgid
Animal cell: Swells and burst (Lysis)
Hypertonic solution (compared to the cell)
Plant cell: Becomes plasmolysed
Animal cell: Undergoes crenation
Crenation is the process in which cell shrinks and little spikes appear on the cell surface membrane.
In the following website, drag the mouse to the right and see how crenation occurs.
The more concentrated a solution is, the more hypertonic it is, the lower the water potential, hence water leaves the cell by osmosis to enter the solution.
http://www.yteach.co.uk/page.php/resources/view_all?id=Haemolysis_osmosis_diffusion_Plasmolysis_Facilitated_diffusion_Gradient_Passive_transport_Simple_diffusion_Active_transport_page_5&from=search
Monday, February 23, 2009
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