Question

Directions You are going to hypothetically place an animal cell in the following enlinns shown in the table below. Your assignment is to represent what the cell and the solution look like when you first add the cell to the designated solution. Hypertonic Hypertonic, Hypotonic, or Isotonic Diagram Hypotonic Isotonic Please indicate which direction water would be expected to move, based on the solution through the use of arrows ( following symbols to show the movement of molecules in your diagram: -1). Use the Water is to be represented by closed circles: Solute is to be represented by Xs: X

Answer 1

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In order to draw the above diagram we will need some basic knowledge about tonicity.If an animal cell is placed in a solution then the solution will be:-

1.hypertonic solution: The solution is said to be hypertonic if the concentration of solute is more in the solution than inside of the animal cell.

2.Hypotonic solution:The solution is said to be hypotonic if the concentration of solute is less in the solution than inside of the animal cell.

3.Isotonic:The solution is said to be isotonic if concentration of solute in solution is equal to the concentration of solute inside animal cell.

One another point to remember that the animal cell membrane is semi permeable,so it will allow only water to pass except if solute is lipid it may also pass.

Now lets get to the question,

Remember concentration is no. Of Xs divided by no. Of Spheres.

In hypertonic solution the concentration of solute is more in the solution(solute denoted by Xs and water denoted by spheres),so water will move outside the cell and the cell will shrink.

In hypotonic solution there will be complete opposite of what happened in hypertonic solution. Water will move inside the cell and the cell will swell.

In isotonic solution the net movement will be zero.

Note:if the solute is non polar and small molecule it may also cross membrane and move from its high concentration to low concentration.

Hypertonic Hypotonic Isotonic + apparent no movement X animal cell. solute > Water .

Cells can also be shown as swelled or shrunk in the diagram.