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Animal cells placed in a hypotonic solution are in danger of bursting whereas plant cells placed in a hypertonic solution are usually just fine.

  1. Animal cells placed in a hypotonic solution are in danger of bursting whereas plant cells placed in a hypertonic solution are usually just fine. Explain what feature of plant cells are responsible for this.
  2. Strawberry jelly is a very strong solution of sugar (Basically 90% sugar, 10% water). By contrast the cytoplasm in bacteria is a much weaker solution (~90% water, 10% sugar). The cell wall of bacteria is made up of a semi-permeable membrane. Would water flow from the microbe to the jam, or from the jam to the microbe by osmosis?
  3. (based on question 2) Explain why pure sugar or pure honey do not need to be refrigerated based on your knowledge of osmosis.

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