THE CELL
TRANSPORT INTO AND OUT OF THE CELL
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Question
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Its cells would not change shape
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The plant cells would get bigger
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The cells would lose water and the plant would wilt
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None above
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Detailed explanation-1: -If you water a plant with salt water, it will wilt, and will eventually die. This is due to the fact that the salt water is a hypertonic solution when compared to the plant cells, and water inside the plant cells will diffuse by osmosis out of the cells in order to reduce the concentration of the salt solution.
Detailed explanation-2: -A cell place in salty solution would loose water as water will move from cell to surrounding hypertonic medium by the process of osmosis causing the cell to shrivel up.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sodium and chloride ions separate when salts are dissolved in water. The dissolved sodium and chloride ions, in high concentrations, can displace other mineral nutrients in the soil. Plants then absorb the chlorine and sodium instead of needed plant nutrients such as potassium and phosphorus, leading to deficiencies.
Detailed explanation-4: -If a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, water will leave the cell, and the cell will shrink.
Detailed explanation-5: -The cells will shrink if placed in a solution of sugar or salt in water due to osmosis. When an animal cell and plant cell will be kept in a solution of sugar or salt in water, the cell will undergo the process of osmosis.