Question

. If cells of onion peel and RBC are separately kept in
hypotonic solution, what among the following will take place
Explain the reason for your answer.
(a) Both the cells will swell.
(b) RBC will burst easily while cells of onion peel will
resist the bursting to some extent.
(c) A and b both are correct.
(d) RBC and onion peel cells will behave similarly.



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Answer 1

When kept in hypotonic solutionthe RBCs burst easily because they are animal cells and do not possess cell wall, while the RBC burst when kept in onion peelpossess cell wall which makes it resistant to the bursting due to swelling caused by endosmosis. Therefore, option (c) is correct.