Question

What happens to an animal cell when it is placed in a very concentrated solution

Answer 1

In very dilute solutions, animal cells swell up and burst: they do not become turgid because there is no cell wall to support the cell membrane. In concentrated solutions, water is sucked out of the cell by osmosis and the cell shrinks.

Answer 2

In a very dilute solutions the animal cell swell up and burst. They do not become turgid due to the absence of cell wall. In concentrated solution water is sucked out of the cell by osmosis and the cell shrinks.