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What effect does alcohol have on plant cell membranes?

April 26, 2017alcohol Biology CELL Mathematics Membranes plant

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What effect does alcohol have on plant cell membranes?

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Ethanol is permeable to plant membranes, so it will enter the cell. It is miscible with water at any concentration, so it will mix with the water inside the cells. That disrupts the osmotic environment of the cell which can cause it to burst.