#15
Osmosis in plant vs animal cells (turgid/flaccid/plasmolysed)
Paper 1 · Apply
You can…
- describe what happens to animal cells in dilute vs concentrated solutions
- describe what happens to plant cells in dilute vs concentrated solutions
- use the terms turgid, flaccid, plasmolysed correctly
Quick definitions
- Turgid: plant cell swollen; cytoplasm pushes on cell wall.
- Flaccid: plant cell has lost water; not firm.
- Plasmolysed: plant cell membrane pulls away from the cell wall (very concentrated solution).