Question

what is meant by Osmosis what will happen to living cell if it is kept in hypertonic solution give an example of Endo osmosis

Answer 1

Hypertonic solution means solvent concentration is less compared to solute.

If you put a plant cell or animal cell in a hypertonic solution ,It will shrink.

Plant cell undergoes the process of plamolysis.

Create space between cell wall & plasmamembrane.

Shrinking of cell is due to the movement of water molecules from high concentration to low concentration.(osmosis).

Here cells have more water compared to solution which is hypertonic.

Answer 2

osmosis is basically used for water where it exlains the movement of water for a place of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration of water .

if a cell is kept in a hypertonic solution it will loose water to maintain equillibrium in environment and thus shrinks a process called plasmolysis

example of osmosis- keep kishmish in a bowl of water overnight due to hypotonic environment it will absorb water and thus swell up thus shows endoosmosis