Question

what happens to a cheek cell and onion peel cell when it is placed in hypotonic, isotonic and hypertonic solution respectively​

Answer 1

Answer:

here is your ans..

Hypotonic solution

These cells take in the water and there is expansion in their size..

Isotonic solution

The water concentration is same outside and inside thus there is no change in the cell

Hypertonic solution

The cells tend to lose water and this causes them to contract..

Answer 2

Answer:

RBC and onion peel cells will behave similarly. The solution with higher concentration of water as compared to the cell is termed as hypotonic solution. When the cells are kept in a hypotonic solution endosmosis occurs i.e., the inward movement of water This results in the swelling up of cells.