Why does a plant cell lose a "wilted" appearance after it has been watered well?

Answer 1

because a plants cells are filled mostly with water. They have vacuoles, that animal cells dont have.

Vacuoles are large, liquid-filled organelles found only in plant cells. Vacuoles can occupy up to 90% of a cell's volume and have a single membrane. Their main function is as a space-filler in the cell, but they can also fill digestive functions similar to lysosomes (which are also present in plant cells). Vacuoles contain a number of enzymes that perform diverse functions, and their interiors can be used as storage for nutrients or, as mentioned, provide a place to degrade unwanted substances.

if a plant is dehydrated, these cells will not be as full and give it a wilted appearance. If the plant is well watered, the vacuoles will fill up and bring back the plant's original appearance.

Answer 2

The vacuoles, the water containers inside the plant cell, have become refilled with water.

Answer 3

when a plant is wilted, it is dry. the water makes the wiltiness go away because the plant absorbs the water. it's sort of like a sponge.

Answer 4

gee, you just answered your own question didn't you? If you watered it well, it's not needing water now is it? It's not like humans--too much water makes us wrinkly. A plant is just going to absorb the amount of water it needs. Just remember that it is possible to over-water a plant and cause it to drown

Answer 5

The water is absorbed into the cell because of osmosis. Before, the cell was like this box:
|. . .| . . .

the dots represent water.

Now, you've added water outside the cell.

|. . .| .....

So it evens out.

|.....| .....

So the cell fills out, resulting in a stiffer and less wilted appereance.

Answer 6

Because it's just been hydrated. The fluids that were lost, have been restored.