Contractile vacuole of Amoeba placed in salt water will

Question

Contractile vacuole of Amoeba placed in salt water will (A) Burst (B) Disappear (C) Enlarge (D) Multiply

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If an Amoeba placed in salt water, its contractile vacuole will disappear, because endo-osmosis is not occurring due to isotonic condition. Isotonic solutions are solutions that have the same osmolarity, or solute concentration, as another solution.

Q. Contractile vacuole of Amoeba placed in salt water will

Burst

Disappear

Enlarge

Multiply

If an Amoeba placed in salt water, its contractile vacuole will disappear, because endo-osmosis is not occurring due to isotonic condition. Isotonic solutions are solutions that have the same osmolarity, or solute concentration, as another solution.