How do plant cells maintain homeostasis?
Homeostasis Cells must maintain a steady internal environment despite changes outside the cell. Known as homeostasis, this steady state allows the plant cell to adapt to external changes and help the plant to survive. Plant cells use different functions to maintain homeostasis: osmosis, diffusion and active transport. Osmosis and Diffusion jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a05/77/8i/do-plant-cells-maintain-homeostasis-2.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Osmosis in plant cells from left to right: hypertonic, isotonic and hypotonic solutions. Plant cells must maintain an even balance of water inside the cell as outside. They do this by pulling molecules across their cell wall and cell membrane. Inside the cell, the large vacuole holds water until needed. The movement of molecules naturally from areas of high concentration to those with lower concentration. This process of passive transport of any molecule is known as
