Elodia Lab

Elodia Questions

1. What happens to the cells as the salt water flows under the cover slip?

The cell walls and membranes are not visible anymore because they are letting the salt enter.

2. Why does this happen?

Because the chloroplasts are coming together into the center of the cell and because salt is entering through the cell membrane.

3. Why didn’t the outer boundary of the cell collapse?

It didn’t collapse because the salt and water are going through the rigid cell wall, and then through the cell membrane.

4. Why do plants wilt when there is not enough water?

Because the chloroplasts in the cells need water to survive.