Problem:

Question 1: If you were observing plant cells, bathed in a solution that is hypertonic to the interior of the cells, would you expect to see plant cells that are turgid, flaccid, or plasmolyzed?

Question 2: If you were observing animal cells, bathed in a solution that is hypotonic to the interior of the cells, would you expect to see animal cells that are swollen/lysed, normal, or shriveled?

(For the following two questions, describe the solution in terms of tonicity (hypotonic, hypertonic, or isotonic). Remember that tonicity is a relative description, you must describe the solutions tonicity relative to the other solution.)

Question 3: If you were observing plant cells, and the cells were flaccid, what solution would you add to the cells to make them turgid?

Question 4: If you were observing animal cells, and the cells were shriveled, what steps should you take to make the cells physiologically normal, and then maintain them in this condition?

Please read all the questions carefully and answer them.