Question

What term describes a solution with a lower concentration of solutes? What would happen to a cell in this type of solution?
Responses

Hypertonic; the cell would shrink
Hypertonic; the cell would shrink

Hypertonic; the cell would swell
Hypertonic; the cell would swell

Isotonic; the cell would stay the same
Isotonic; the cell would stay the same

Hypotonic; the cell would swell
Hypotonic; the cell would swell

Answer 1

The term that describes a solution with a lower concentration of solutes is **hypotonic**. In a hypotonic solution, the cell would swell due to the influx of water. Therefore, the correct response is:

**Hypotonic; the cell would swell**.