Biology 3B-1 - secondary
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Biology
Chapter 3
3B-1
Review Questions
Why is homeostasis called an equilibrium?
Why is homeostasis called dynamic?
It is an equilibrium because It involves a
balance between the cell an its environment
It is dynamic because once homeostasis is
achieved, there is still movement of water
and solutes across the membrane
Review Questions
2. Compare and contrast optimal point, optimal
range, range of tolerance, and limit of tolerance
Optimal point- the point where organisms function
best
Optimal range- the limit within organism function
properly
Range of tolerance- an organism is stil alive, but
begin to deteriorate
Limit of Tolerance- Organisms can no longer
function properly-leading to death
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3. Explain the difference between
plasmolysis and cytolysis
Plasmolysis is the shrinking of cells due to
water loss
Cytolysis is the bursting of a cell due to
increased water pressure
Review Questions
4. Compare and contrast isotonic, hypotonic, and
hypertonic solutions
They are each a comparison of two solutions
If the concentration is equal the solutions are
equal they are isotonic
If they are not equal, the solution with the greater
concentration is hypertonic and the solution with
the lesser concentration is hypotonic
Review Questions
5. List two methods some cells use to withstand
hypotonic environments, discussing important
structures and how they function
Plant cells may use a central vacuole that stores
excess water- as it becomes full, it expands,
pushing the cytoplasmic contents against the cell
wall. This expansion increases pressure, it
reaches a point where the pressure pushing water
into the cell cannot overcome the pressure inside
the cell
Question 5 Continued
Some single celled organisms have a
contractile vacuole used as a holding tankonce it becomes full it merges with the cell
membrane and empties the water outside of
the cell
Things to Know
The bursting of blood cells in hypotonic solution is
called__________ (89)
The solution in which the dissolved substances
are the same concentration as they are in the
cell’s cytoplasm is a _______ solution. (89)
A __________solution is exists when the
substance dissolved outside the cells are more
abundant than those outside the cytoplasm (89)
A solution that has a greater concetration of water
molecules than its cell it surrounds is a
________solution (89)