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?​

Answer 1

Answer: both the cells will swell, RBCs will burst easily while cells of onion peel will resist the bursting to some extent, so the answer is OPTION C

Explanation: Onion peel being a plant cell, has cell wall while RBCs do not have cell wall. The RBCs burst easily because they are animal cells and do not have cell wall. The onion peel possess cell wall which makes it resistant to bursting due to swelling caused by endosmosis.

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