Question

what is polymolysis? why polymolysis is not happening in an animal cell? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

• When cell is placed in a hypertonic solution water moves out, first from cytoplasm and then from vacuole. Cell membrane shrinks always from the cell wall. This is known as plasmolysis.

• Plasmolysis occurs, when a cell is kept in hypertonic solution (solution with higher solute concentration). During this process, cell loses water and cell membrane detaches from cell wall. Plant cell shows plasmolysis but animal cell does not show plasmolysis, because, animal cells lack cell wall.