Question

If cheek cell and garlic peel cell is kept in hypotonic solution .Explain by the check cell will burst easily but the garlic peel cell will resist bursting to some extent?​

Answer 1

Answer:When the cells are kept in a hypotonic solution, endosmosis occur, i.e., inward movement of water. This results in the swelling up of the cells.

Explanation: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.

Answer 2

RBC and onion peel cells will behave similarly. Answer: ... When kept in hypotonic solution the RBCs burst easily because they are animal cells and do not possess cell wall, while the RBC burst when kept in onion peel possess cell wall which makes it resistant to the bursting due to swelling caused by endosmosis.

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