Recall what you know about hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic solutions. What happens to the cell in a hypotonic solution?(1 point)

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The cell has more solute than its environment, so solvent moves from outside the cell to inside the cell, causing the cell to swell.
The cell has more solute than its environment, so solvent moves from outside the cell to inside the cell, causing the cell to swell.

The cell and the environment have an equal amount of solute, so there is no net movement of solvent in and out of the cell.
The cell and the environment have an equal amount of solute, so there is no net movement of solvent in and out of the cell.

The cell has less solute that its environment, so solvent moves from inside the cell to outside the cell, causing the cell to shrink.
The cell has less solute that its environment, so solvent moves from inside the cell to outside the cell, causing the cell to shrink.

The cell has less solute in its environment, so the cell membrane extends around the solute and takes it out of the cell.

Answer 1

In a hypotonic solution, the cell has more solute compared to its environment. As a result, solvent (usually water) moves from the outside of the cell to the inside, causing the cell to swell. Therefore, the correct response is:

The cell has more solute than its environment, so solvent moves from outside the cell to inside the cell, causing the cell to swell.