- Cell is the basic unit of all life, there is nothing basic about it.
- Cells require very specific conditions to be able to function properly.
- Temperature and the amount of water and nutrients must all be just right in order for a cell to be healthy and these optimal conditions vary depending on the organism.
- The amount of fluid both inside and outside a cell is one condition that is very important and this fluid amount is often determined by the amount of solutes outside of the cell.
- Terms isotonic, Hypertonic and Hypotonic are usually used when a reference to cell of a living organism is made but it can be generally used to compare concentration of a solute in two solutions.
Isotonic Solution:
- It maintain equal osmotic pressure.
- Isotonic solutions are two solutions that have the same concentration of a solute.
Hypertonic Solution:
- Hypertonic solutions is one of two solutions that has a higher concentration of a solute.
Hypotonic Solutions:
- Hypotonic solution is one of two solutions that has a lower
concentration of a solute.
