Question

what happens to a plant and animal cell when placed in a hypotonic solution

Answer 1

heya.....here is your answer

when plant cell is placed in hypotonic solution then it swells and didn't brush due to rigid cell wall

but when animal cell is placed in hypotonic solution then it brust due to absent of cell wall

I hope this may help you ....

Answer 2

When a plant cell is placed in hypotonic solution, endosmosis takes place and the cell swells