Explain why the plant cells do not burst when placed in hypotonic solution while animal cells burst.

      

The question is from the topic of of cell physiology; subtopic; osmosis.

  

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Prince
Animal cells have a rigid cellulose and cellwall enclosing the inner cell contents. This rigid cellulose and cellwall offers a wall pressure which resist the turgor pressure of water hence the plant cells do not burst when in hypotonic solution. On the other hand, animals cells lack this rigid walls and bursts in a process called haemolysis.
prince the mathematics expert answered the question on January 12, 2020 at 02:55


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