Plant Cell Hypotonic Turgor Pressure

Imagine a plant cell placed in a saltwater solution. What happens to the cell?

• There is no change in the cell size.

• The cell divides into two.

• The cell shrivels or implodes due to water loss.

• The cell swells up with water.

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Imagine a plant cell in a freshwater environment. What process describes how water moves into the cell?

• The diffusion of water across a semipermeable membrane.

• The active transport of ions.

• The consumption of energy for transport.

• The movement of solutes from high to low concentration.

What happens to a plant cell placed in water with the same solute concentration as the cell's cytoplasm?

• It swells as water enters the cell.

• It divides due to the optimal conditions.

• It shrivels as water leaves the cell.

• It maintains its size as water movement is balanced.

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Imagine you're observing red blood cells under a microscope. If you notice the cells beginning to shrink, what is likely happening?

• Equal water movement in and out of the cells.

• The cells are bursting due to being in a hypotonic solution.

• The cells are swelling because they are in a hypotonic solution.

• The cells are shriveling because they are in a hypertonic solution.

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Imagine a plant in a desert environment. What happens to its cells due to the lack of water?

• The cells burst due to excess water intake.

• The cells swell in a hypotonic solution.

• The cells undergo division.

• The plant cells shrink, causing the cell membrane to pull away from the cell wall.

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Imagine a freshwater plant's root cell is placed in distilled water. What is the likely outcome for the cell?

• The cell shrivels due to water loss.

• The cell undergoes mitosis.

• The cell maintains its size.

• The cell swells or may burst due to water intake.

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During a blood transfusion, what is the term for the adverse reaction where the recipient's body destroys the donated red blood cells?

• The shrinking of a plant cell in a hypertonic solution.

• The process of photosynthesis in plant cells.

• The bursting of red blood cells in a hypotonic solution.

• The movement of solutes into a cell.

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Imagine a garden with a variety of plants. How does turgor pressure affect these plant cells?

• It causes the cells to divide.

• It leads to the shrinking of the cell membrane.

• It results in the cell bursting in a hypotonic solution.

• It supports the cell wall and helps maintain the plant's shape.

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Imagine a plant cell placed in a garden soil that is extremely salty, with 20% salt content. What is the concentration of water inside the cell?

• Less than 80% water.

• Exactly 80% water.

• More than 80% water.

• Equal to the salt concentration.

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Imagine a plant cell in a garden's soil. What does 'isotonic' describe about this cell's surrounding soil environment?

• There is no movement of water or solutes across the cell membrane.

• The concentration of solutes is higher in the soil water than inside the cell.

• The concentration of solutes is lower in the soil water than inside the cell.

• The concentration of solutes and water is the same inside the cell and in the surrounding soil water.