If cell shrink in hypertonic solution (high solute concentration) then how some aquatic animals (star fish, sharks octopus) survive in marine water as it contain large amount of salt. and if cell swell in hypertonic solution than how some aquatic animals ( salmon frogs etc) lives in fresh water river
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Asked on December 20, 2019 byBalagopal Chohan
What will be observed when a plant or animal cell is put in a hypertonic solution?
A .
Cell swells
B .
Cell shrinks
C .
Cell bursts
D .
None of these
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A Hypertonic solution is a solution, which contains higher solute concentration. If animal and plant cells are kept in hypertonic solution then exosmosis will occur. Exosmosis is a process in which the water molecules move from inside of the cell of lower solute concentration to the outside of the cell of higher solute concentration through the cell membrane. Due to exosmosis, both animal and plant cells will shrink.
So, the correct answer is option B.
Fish are a class of aquatic vertebrates. The combination of gills, fins and the fact that they live only in the water make fish different from all other animals. And some...not so much. Fish spend all of their lives in the water and are cold-blooded with the exception of Tuna family and the Mackerel shark family.