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Would an egg get bigger or smaller if it was submerged in food coloring?
The egg would get bigger due to osmosis, where water from the food coloring solution flows into the egg, causing it to swell.
What would happen to red blood cells if they were placed in a hypotonic solution?
They would burst because a hypotonic solution relative to the cells is one where the water content is high and solute content low, so water from the solution would rush into the red blood cells causing them to burst. In other words, osmosis is occurring where water is diffusing down a concentration gradient from high potential (where it is in excess) to low potential (where there is a lower concentration).
What would most likely happen to a unicellular organism if it was exposed to a hypotonic solution for an extended period of time?
The organism would swell and then burst.
When placed in a hypotonic solution what will happen to the cell?
If cells are placed in a hypotonic solution the cells gain water. The hypotonic solution has lower solute concentration then the cell's cytoplasm so the water will enter via osmosis.
What would happen if an cell was placed in a hypertonic solution?
It would shrivel up and die, because water would flow out of the cell.
Would an egg get bigger or smaller if it was submerged in food coloring?
The egg would get bigger due to osmosis, where water from the food coloring solution flows into the egg, causing it to swell.
What solution would make a red blood cell swell?
A hypotonic solution would.
A red blood cell would swell if its surrounding solution were?
Hypotonic. If the solution had a lesser salt concentration, the cell would suck in more water to even out the salt levels inside vs outside the cell in the solution... it would suck in water, which would cause it to swell up.
What would happen to red blood cells if they were placed in a hypotonic solution?
They would burst because a hypotonic solution relative to the cells is one where the water content is high and solute content low, so water from the solution would rush into the red blood cells causing them to burst. In other words, osmosis is occurring where water is diffusing down a concentration gradient from high potential (where it is in excess) to low potential (where there is a lower concentration).
What would happen if a cell placed in a hypotonic solution?
When a cell is placed in a Hypotonic solution, the water diffuses into the cell, causing the cell to swell and possibly explode.
What would most likely happen to a unicellular organism if it was exposed to a hypotonic solution for an extended period of time?
The organism would swell and then burst.
Would a tongue swell for no reason?
no why would it swell. get it checked out.
Why would a hermit crab come out of its shell and then become bigger?
Its not that they come out of their shell to become bigger they become bigger and outgrow their shell and are forced to migrate to a new, bigger shell *ESSENTIAL*
When placed in a hypotonic solution what will happen to the cell?
If cells are placed in a hypotonic solution the cells gain water. The hypotonic solution has lower solute concentration then the cell's cytoplasm so the water will enter via osmosis.
What would happen to your cell if a hypotonic solution is place directly into your blood stream?
Swell and possibly burst depending on how hypotonic the solution was and how much of it was injected. However the human body has evolved many simple and complex ways to deal with these situations and therefore a small amount of hypotonic solution will likely cause no effect to your cells.
What concentration would use to store human red blood cells so that they would not shrink or swell?
You would need to use an isotonic solution. This one that has the same concentration of minerals as there is inside the cells.
What would happen to red onion cell if sucrose solution added?
When a red onion cell is placed in a sucrose solution, water from inside the cell will move out due to osmosis. This will cause the cell to shrink and lose its turgidity as water moves from an area of higher concentration to lower concentration (from inside the cell to the solution outside).
