Question
Recall what you know about hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic solutions. What happens to the cell in a hypotonic solution? (1 point)
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 and the environment have
O an equal amount of solute, so there
is no net movement of solvent in and out of the cell.
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 less solute in its environment, so the cell membrane extends around the solute and takes it 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 and the environment have
O an equal amount of solute, so there
is no net movement of solvent in and out of the cell.
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 less solute in its environment, so the cell membrane extends around the solute and takes it out of the cell.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
In a hypotonic solution, the concentration of solute outside the cell is lower than the concentration of solute inside the cell. As a result, water moves into the cell to equalize the solute concentration, which can cause the cell to swell and potentially burst (lyse). Thus, the correct statement regarding what happens to the cell in a hypotonic solution 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."
"The cell has more solute than its environment, so solvent moves from outside the cell to inside the cell, causing the cell to swell."