Cells swell up with water due to the process of endosmosis.
What is endosmosis?
It is the process by which water enters the cell across the cell membrane by the process of osmosis.
What happens when cells swell up?
When cells swell up the cytoplasm applies a pressure on the cell membrane that is known as turgor pressure.
What happens when plant cell is placed in a hypotonic solution?
- When plant cell is placed in a hypotonic solution it becomes turgid.
- The cell wall applies an equal and pressure to the cytoplasm and the cell does not burst.
What happens when an animal cell is placed in a hypotonic solution?
When animal cell is placed in the hypotonic solution the cell burst.
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