Question

the shrinking and loss of water in plant cells is called:
crenation
turgor
hemolysis
plasmolysis
2 pts
question 17
the swelling and bursting of red blood cells is called:
hemolysis
plasmolysis
crenation
turgor
2 pt
question 18
knowing what crenation does to animal cells, suppose you were stranded out at sea with no fresh water. what would happen to your cells if you were to drink salt water?
the salt water would place your cells in a hypertonic situation
none of these answers are correct
the salt water would place your cells in an isotonic situation
the salt water would place your cells in a hypotonic situation

Explanation:

1. Plasmolysis is the shrinking and loss of water in plant cells due to a hypertonic environment outside the cell. Crenation is the shrinking of animal cells in a hypertonic solution. Turgor is related to the pressure in plant cells when they are full of water. Hemolysis is the bursting of red - blood cells.
2. Hemolysis occurs when red blood cells swell and burst, usually in a hypotonic environment where water rushes into the cell.
3. Salt water is hypertonic compared to the fluid inside human cells. When a person drinks salt water, water will move out of the cells due to osmosis, placing the cells in a hypertonic situation.

Answer:

1. D. Plasmolysis
2. A. Hemolysis
3. A. The salt water would place your cells in a hypertonic situation